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Milborne Station, which, curiously, proved a 

 terminus to two foxes, as both were pulled down 

 and eaten close b3^ The rest of the day we 

 ran about Crackmore and Goathill, Haydon, 

 Hanover, the Holts, and as far as Marsh Copse 

 and back ; but there was nothing particular 

 to say about it. A fine spring-like day, and a 

 contrast to wintry Wednesday. 



February 13th. — 



A small field assembled in a showery, grey, 

 morning, at Tripp's Lime-kiln. The Master's 

 pack was soon at work in Tripp's Gorse, and a 

 "holloa" away at the top led us away and on 

 to the Holts, down to Ashcombe, and then by 

 Haydon Gorse, to Hanover, to Woodhouse, up 

 Plumley, and out on the ploughs at the top. 

 Here he took us across Hayter's Farm, and 

 along the gully, making a ring towards Lanes, 

 and so back to the Holts, and in about an hour 

 and a-quarter they gave him up for lost, and 

 should have killed but for too many " holloas " 

 and too mau}^ foxes on foot. Lanes was next 

 drawn. There were several foxes at home, and 



