1885. "3 



ground near Verrington in twenty-two minutes, 

 and very rapidly they passed. But we had not 

 done with him yet, for he was soon bolted, 

 and he ran hard, by Waddon Down and straight 

 on, passing Lily Wood and Bratton Hill, and 

 on for Yarlington Church ; and hounds ran 

 into him in the open on Merryland, between 

 North Close and Galhampton, after fifty as 

 good minutes as any one would wish to 

 ride to. 



April 9th. — 



From Stalbridge Park, where we met, we 

 went first to Prior's Down, where we soon found, 

 and almost as soon killed. Found the next in 

 Stalbridge Park Wood, and after a ring round 

 it our fox broke, and made his way over the 

 Park to Frith Wood, along the hangings and 

 back into the Park again, thence away, heading 

 for Harputts, through Sturts and into Holtham ; 

 out as if for Jericho, where we had a first 

 momentary check, but a " holloa " towards 

 Warrbridge put us on again, and we ran very 



