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he ran hard back towards Cheriton, up to 

 Hatherleigh, and wound round the Red Lion, 

 back to Hatherleigh Farm, and, heading for 

 Wincanton, he crossed the turnpike road and 

 went on up the hill to Holbrook, turned left, 

 and into Elscombe, where he managed to 

 baffle hounds altogether. For once, I counted 

 the fences in this run — thirty-seven in sixty 

 minutes. Our next move was in the direction 

 of some large doubles near Rodgrove, but we 

 did not find till we got to that cover, where 

 a brace were at home. One broke on the west 

 side and ran to the brook by the railway, and, 

 after a slight check, we went on over the Cale, 

 some of the field getting through the river, 

 others crossing by Temple Lane Bridge, and 

 here they bore away for Cheriton Withybed, 

 with a good holding scent, but not enough 

 to press him, for he took a turn back for 

 Horsington, and under the Manor House and 

 through Combe Throop. Our fox then crossed 

 the South Western Railway and ran along 

 the Somerset and Dorset line a little wa}^ 

 crossing it at Common Lane, up to Yenston, 



