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February 19th. — 



We met at Thornford Village, and we ran 

 first from Ridgestall over the hill to Leweston 

 and Lillington, and back to Leweston, where 

 we lost. Found our next in Whitfield, whence 

 we ran by Knighton Gorse, over Leweston 

 Park, by the Rookery for Longburton, but he 

 made a short turn and saved himself; for, in 

 spite of a weak line which took us in Sherborne 

 Park, we could not get on terms with him 

 again. We then found one in Green Lane, 

 who ran the Park down to near the Castle on 

 an uncertain line; a "holloa" brought us back 

 a little way, and there was our fox high up a 

 tree ! Some stones brought him down, and he 

 fell on his head, but, picking himself up, he 

 slipped away from hounds and went as fast as 

 they could race by the home cover and North 

 Wootton Copse, into Snagg's Harbour; where, 

 after a little dodging, he was run into and killed. 



February 20th. 



Found us at Stalbridge, where a fair field 

 met the Master and his pack, some having come 



