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fox led us into Tripp's Gorse, and over the 

 lane and up to Deadman's Copse ; turning left 

 there, he went for Windmill Hill and Snagg's 

 Harbour, just after which we came to a check, 

 but hounds soon recovered the line, and made 

 it good into Sherborne Park, where, no doubt, 

 much to their surprise, they were stopped, 

 and trotted quietl}^ off to Crackmore. There 

 we found, but Reynard was loth to leave its 

 shelter, and it was not till after considerable 

 dusting round and round the cover that he 

 broke by the Lodge, and went out across the 

 Sherborne Road by the back of Milborne Port, 

 and up to Spurls; here we turned to the right, 

 and ran along the hill to Caundle Brake, 

 and into Frith, round and round which we 

 went for some time, our fox refusing to leave 

 home, and a sharp storm of rain ably assisting 

 him in carrying out his determination. All were 

 glad to see Orbell out again, quite recovered 

 from his heavy fall of nearly three weeks ago. 



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