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of the Lion about it, for the wind was more 

 south than east, and ended in some drops 

 of rain. We met at Chetnole, and, having 

 drawn the Knoll and Scevior's blank, found in 

 Calfha3^s and ran to Cockeram's Plantation, and 

 thence, with a fair holding scent, through 

 Hilfield parish towards Batcombe, where we rose 

 the hill, and ran nicely by and into East 

 Coppice, turning back in it, and out along the 

 hanging to Upcerne Wood, thence by White 

 Barn to Cerne Park Wood, whence we took 

 him a very smart ring, pointing for Tucking 

 Mill, and back and over the hill to Sydling 

 Clappers. Still he gave us no rest, and back 

 we followed once more to Cerne Park Wood, 

 and then to Elston Hill, and again to Cerne 

 Wood. Here we had a check, and feared we 

 were going to lose him, when a timely "holloa" 

 put us right again, and we worked the line 

 back to Upcerne Wood. Here we viewed 

 him, and by the time he got to the low end 

 of the cover on the Minterne side hounds were 

 ready for him, and at the end of a run of 

 three hours and three minutes they joyfully 



