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dashed into them round the corner, and caused 

 the death of one fine old hound (Romeo), the 

 others miraculously escaping. The pack went 

 on steadily by Quarr Hollow and into the garden 

 at Shanks' House, and, having got out of the 

 garden with difficulty, being so beat he could 

 hardly jump the wall, our quarry went to ground 

 two fields on, near dinger Farm. Time fifty-six 

 minutes. We dug and bolted him, and in fifty 

 yards he was to ground again ; so spades were to 

 the fore once more, and this time he got well 

 away up through Cucklington Parsonage, and 

 away for Bailey Withybed, where a fresh fox got 

 up and got hounds off the hunted one, but 

 Orbell, having seen the latter walking along the 

 road, quickly set the pack off again, though too 

 late, for we followed him to Quarr Hollow, but 

 never saw him again ; and he may be thankful 

 for two of the narrowest escapes fox ever had. 



March 28th.— 



A very picturesque meet in the morning 

 ended in a pretty run in the evening. But first 

 we had some successful hunting in Sherborne 



