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top and ran a good fox over the hill by 

 Lillington Wood, the Rooker}^, through Lewes- 

 ton, and on to Green Lane in twenty-six 

 minutes. From here we did nothing more with 

 him, though they made a weak line into and all 

 about Sherborne Park. Later on we ran out of 

 the Park, and towards Ven, to Hanover, and 

 Hay don Gorse. Another fox was found in an 

 oak tree in the Park, a kind of "cover" they 

 seem to frequent there, and he gave us a short, 

 but not remarkable, gallop. Drawing Coombe 

 Hill blank terminated the day's proceedings. 



February 27th. — 



A great deal of frost in the ground seemed 

 to make hunting doubtful, but after a little 

 delay the Master threw his pack into Biddle- 

 combe, whence a fox slipped awa}^ for Plumley ; 

 but he had not run one field before we 

 discovered there was, if possible, less scent than 

 ever, hounds hardly owning the line at all. 

 However, they persevered with it, carrying it 

 right to Clayhanger, and back again through 

 Plumley to Biddlecombe, out on the top for 



