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where he seemed to hang, for, though he went 

 out, he was back again directly, and then 

 made his way on to Goathill, where, under the 

 Park wall, we killed him. Our next was 

 found in Spurls Thorns, and we ran him to 

 Inwood, thence over to Yenston, and nearly to 

 Templecombe, hunting him well into West 

 Wood, past Mr. Dodington's lower new cover to 

 Bverlanes, and down the hill ; and here we 

 had a check, and made a weak line back to 

 Stowell village, where we could make no more 

 of him, and stopped, after having run him 

 well at times, and at times uncertainly, owing 

 to catchy scent, for over an hour and twenty 

 minutes. It was hot to-day like Summer. 



April 23rd. — 



The meet was at Walton Blni, near Marn- 

 hull. We did not find in Spar Copse, but 

 there were a brace in Twin Wood. Having 

 settled down on the right one we ran away 

 very nicely by Sturminster Union towards 

 Manston Copse, where we swung sharp left, 

 and in nineteen minutes were back again 



