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and thence had a short ring outside the Park, 

 by Roundhill and Moorwood, and eventually 

 he took refuge, like Robin Hood and King 

 Charles, in an oak tree. We then found in 

 Park Wood, and he went out over the wall 

 towards Wincanton, swinging round b}^ Round- 

 hill, heading for Stourton, and, with some 

 turning and twisting, back into Moorwood, 

 where we decided the matter for him once for 

 all by eating him at the end of fiftv minutes. 

 From Godmanstone we next had a ver}^ prett}^ 

 short, sharp spin of twenty minutes ; but this 

 fox knew Avhat he was doing, and, having 

 made up his mind to go to ground at Sunu}- 

 Bank, by Cole Station, as fast as he could, he 

 did so before we could prevent him. We then 

 found a good fox at Leeks Hill, raced to 

 Whaddon Down and to within two fields of 

 Holbrook, where, being headed, he turned sharp 

 back left-handed nearl}^ to the railwa}', and 

 then, bearing slightly to the right, we lost him 

 near Wincanton, There was very good scent, 

 but this advantage was more than once nearl}^ 

 negatived by the keenness of an over-eager field. 



