2o8 1886. 



February 25th. 



A cold grey morning found a good field 

 at Warrb ridge. The Thornhill foxes were away, 

 or engaged elsewhere, for, after going through 

 the covers, we found our first in Jericho. He led 

 us through Holtham, on to Pile Lane Planta- 

 tions by Newlease to Plumley, all very slowly 

 and with no excitement save the jumping of a 

 sheep wash at Stourton Caundle, where one 

 scarlet coat embraced the offer of a bath, and 

 here we lost our fox, in spite of all efforts to 

 mark him to ground. We next spent a not 

 unprofitable hour in Stalbridge Park, bringing 

 two foxes to hand, who had retired into a small 

 trip in the wood. There was a third to ground 

 with them, but he declined to be eaten, and 

 took us a rather pretty turn over the Park to 

 Pile Lane, passing Church Copse, and on into 

 Stourton Caundle Village, where we entirely 

 lost him. 



February 26th. 



From West Hill Gate hounds were at once 

 put into Honey combe. They came out over the 



