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finish to 1884 one could not wish to see. Time 

 to the first check, at Evercreech, abont fifty-eight 

 minntes ; to that nnder Pennard House, two 

 hours and thirty-fi\'e minutes ; while the last 

 bit, from West Pennard Church, was a race of 

 about twenty minutes. 



January ist, 1885. — 



New Year's Da}' brought out a good many 

 to see the sport from Hay don Lodge, and 

 conversation ran much on Tuesday's fine and 

 memorable run. This morning there was not 

 much scent, but still we managed to account 

 for two foxes in Sherborne Park, and having 

 run round about it and the neighbouring covers 

 for some time, we at length lighted on a fox 

 which seemed willing to take us further. He 

 started from the hanging in Sherborne Park, 

 and ran to Snagg's Harbour, and from there 

 we had a slow hunting run away for Folke 

 Church, on past Butterwick, to Bo3''s Hill, and 

 Gog and Magog ; there he turned back b}' 

 Holwell Plantations, and, running better for a 

 time, up wind, hounds pressed him rather to 



