152 1885. 



December 4th. — 



The meet was at the Green Man, at Pulham. 

 We found in Ranksborough Gorse, and ran to 

 Humber Wood, fast, then to Short Wood and 

 out more slowly for Mappowder and towards 

 Bulbarrow. Back more slowly still to Short 

 Wood again, where a fresh fox jumped up to 

 assist his relative, and took hounds a ring round 

 the Cover, but did not sacrifice himself on the 

 altar of friendship any further. We found 

 another in Humber Wood, and he took us a slow 

 turn by Mappowder and Short Wood also, and 

 near Brockhampton, where he left us. Not 

 much scent to-day, except at first, when we were 

 running up wind, and it was stormy, too. 



December 5th. — 



A small field met the Master at Hunter's 

 Lodge, and did not have a good day, for all the 

 Charlton Musgrove country was drawn blank, 

 except a short line, and to ground instantly, on 

 Mr. Miller's farm. Equally in Stoke Trister, 

 Frith, and Cucklington there were no foxes 

 above ground, whatever there may have been 



