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ground in Chorlock Hill, where we came up to 

 them in thirty-five minutes. 



March 7th. — 



A fine sunny morning found a good field 

 assembled at Barnes Cross Roads — always a 

 good meet. We found in Hoi well Plantation, 

 and as soon as he was away we felt he meant 

 going, and he raced by the New Inn, Pulhani, 

 on under Castle Hill over Duntish Common to 

 Brockhampton Withybed, in fourteen minutes ; 

 but this was not near enough, so on he kept, 

 still at best pace, bearing right towards Arms- 

 well, where he was headed in an orchard, and 

 turned left-handed and ran up to Liscombe 

 Hill in thirty-five minutes, thence to Melcombe 

 Park, where his wily ways, and perhaps the 

 help of his faniil}^ enabled him to beat us. 

 But it was as pretty a gallop as we have seen 

 for some time ; and enough for a good many 

 of those who had not the luck to have second 

 horses out. Hounds were then taken to Short- 

 wood, where a find was immediate, and we ran 

 fast to Brockhampton ; turning left there and 



