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Amongst them were Lord Howfh, Mr. Siirtees 

 (of Purse Caiindle, and his daughter), Major 

 Allen, Mr. B. Napier, Miss Serrell, Captain 

 Bridges (from Fifehead), Mr. Clayton, Mr. Rome 

 (from Compton Castle), Mr. Martin (from Ven), 

 Mr. H. Neville and his brother, and so on. 

 After a time, when all were again mounted, 

 the wood was drawn, and, strangely enough, the 

 arrival of the two hundred had not shaken the 

 confidence of the inmates, for five foxes went 

 out in one direction, while we followed another 

 across the Sherborne Road heading for Stal- 

 bridge Park, but near the wall we lost. Found 

 our next in the Lower Spurles Cover, and ran 

 him into Stalbridge Park, where, perhaps, we 

 changed, for we could not make much more 

 of him, though we followed a doubtful line 

 back again to Inwood. Then went back to 

 Spurles, finding in the upper cover, and soon 

 killed. This was really the second fox we 

 killed to-day, for the hounds chopped one in 

 Inwood the first moment they went in. Lady 

 Theodora's Gorse was run through, and probably 

 a fox had been there shortly before, but they 



