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brush. Another was found in East Hill, and we 

 raced him the length of Hanover, and then 

 followed a weak line to Deadman's Copse, but 

 with a fresh and inefficient fox ; so went home. 



January ist, 1886. — 



New Year's Day was the Cross Keys, at 

 Lydford, and we began the New Year with a 

 fairly good scent. Found in Park Wood, and 

 ran nicely to and through Hornblotton Wood, 

 and then over the gully and away for Gazebo 

 and Ditcheat Gorse ; had a slight check at the 

 end of twenty-six minutes, but hounds recovered 

 the line themselves, and we went on well to 

 Kvercreech town end, and lost him entirely 

 there, after a pretty run of about forty minutes ; 

 and beyond drawing Milton Cleveland blank we 

 did no more. Fine still weather and a little rain 

 the afternoon. Few thought, as we had our 

 gallop over the flying country to-day, that the 

 church bell was tolling at Charlton Horethorne 

 for the funeral of one of the best sportsmen who 

 ever rode across the Blackmore Vale, for perhaps 

 but few were aware that old John Press was laid 



