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and ran him, witli an indifferent scent, over 

 the top of Gorton Hill and away, on a nice 

 holding line, into some tnrnips, heading for 

 Compton Castle. Here he jumped up in view, 

 and hounds fairly raced him to Sigwells, and 

 as the}' were almost catching at him he 

 disappointed them, and with great presence of 

 mind bolted down a hole that led to the main 

 earths, and so gave us the slip. Annis Hills 

 was the next draw, and, responding gamely to 

 the call, produced more foxes than one. Ours 

 ran out in the direction of Babcary Thorns, 

 and, bending from the main road close by the 

 Thorns, described a sort of ring, which took 

 him back to his starting point, where we 

 eventually left him. It was not an agreeable 

 da}^ as regards weather; a strong south-westerly 

 wind blowing hard at times, with a threatening 

 skx-. 



February 24th.— 



Found us at Redly nch Gate, whence we 

 proceeded to draw Moorwood ; and then we 

 went into the Park, finding in Charlotte Wood, 



