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a short check, they went on merrily towards 

 Armswell, bearing right, and then np to, and over 

 Buckland Knoll, to Armswell, bearing thence to 

 Whatcombe, and on over the open by Alton, 

 above Plush to Puddletrenthide, and then 

 leaving it behind us we bore down left-handed, 

 and at Doles Ash they fairly ran into their 

 fox in the open, and killed him in little over 

 an hour from the find — a really good eight 

 mile run into Mr. Radclyffe's country. We 

 then worked back, drawing Mappowder, Notty 

 Wood, and Brockhampton Withybed blank. 

 Our next find was in Ranksborough Gorse, 

 whence hounds got away on good terms with 

 him, and raced him by King's Stag, thence up 

 to Humber, bearing for Short Wood, but, turning 

 right before he got there, they fairly raced to 

 Mr. Warr's Farm on Duntishe Common, where 

 this fast twenty-five minutes' run was over, as 

 a back cast to Short Wood did not recover the 

 line. Most horses, as well as their owners, had 

 had enough by this time, and were well satisfied 

 to go home. 



