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we almost walked on by Jericlio, leaving 

 Holthani on the right, towards Lanes, then on 

 to the cold ploughs near the Holts, where we 

 finally lost all touch of him, after incessant 

 running for over three hours with every variety 

 of fence and any amount of galloping. So 

 ends a really fine week's sport, and I wish I 

 may have as many good runs to chronicle in 

 my next. 



February 22nd. — 



The same calm east wind prevailing made 

 us hope for improved scent, but, having met 

 at Cheriton and found a fox in Grove 

 Withybed, we were surprised to find how 

 indifferent it was, hounds being hardly able to 

 own it when they came out of cover, a field's 

 breadth behind the fox, who made for Makin 

 Hill and towards Horsington ; here he bore 

 left, and scent improved, and we had a very 

 pretty hour's gallop over that fine grass 

 countr}^ where the large sound doubles are a 

 positive pleasure to horse and man. First he 

 led us towards Rodgrove, but, not touching it, 



