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Thornhill Wood to the Obelisk Cover, in vain, 

 but recovered our friend of the morning in 

 Holtham ; hunted him up and down a bit, 

 then by Sterts and Stalbridge Weston into 

 Stalbridge Park, where he was seen, but the 

 rain, I think, stood his friend, and washed out 

 what little scent there was. The glass was 

 falling, too, which is always to the advantage 

 of the fox. 



March 5th.— 



The Red Lion, at Cheriton, saw a largish 

 field. Some strangers were out, too — Mr. Henty, 

 from Sussex, and Mr. Owen, from Ireland — 

 while the South Wilts and Portman packs sent 

 their contingents. Grove Withybed, influenced 

 by the late rains, Makin Hill, and Ash Tree 

 Copse were untenanted, but, being near Lady 

 Day, one of the late tenants was on the move, tor 

 we overtook him in the middle of a field by 

 Herridge's Farm, and, running him smartly 

 towards Rodgrove, we again experienced the 

 painful want of a ford in the river Cale, and 

 rode all the way round to the bridge to find the 



