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generally known, when it called fortli mncli 

 regret and sympathy in the field. Meantime 

 honnds found a fox in Whitfield, who ran away 

 hard by Knighton Gorse to Beerhacket Hill, 

 and along it to Thornford Firs, and eventually 

 into Honeycombe. There he hung some time, 

 and at last came out on the Leweston side and 

 ran over the big field under Green Lane, and 

 went to ground in a friendly drain. We followed 

 him slowly, but marking him to ground there 

 at last, he was dug, bolted by a very small 

 terrier, and shortly eaten. The afternoon was 

 late, so no more was done ; but we were sorry to 

 hear some gentleman had the misfortune to kill 

 his horse near Whitfield Brook. 



November 28th. — 



We met at Tripp's Limekiln, where a small 

 field were assembled ; and we pitied the keepers, 

 who had been out all the stormy night before 

 earth stopping. We found at once in Tripp's 

 Gorse, and had a fair forty minutes between it 

 and the Holts, killing him close to Ashcombe. 

 Another from the Holts gave us a second 



