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a superabundance of "holloas" confused hounds, 

 and probably the fox also, for the latter turned 

 short back past Nash Court and down towards 

 Trill Lane, to the left of Fifehead House, 

 crossing the Stour by the bridge near the 

 Roman Catholic Chapel, up to Moorside, whence 

 he returned to Ashle}^ and to ground. We 

 then drew Spar Copse, Queen's Plantation, and 

 Twin Wood blank, but found a fox in Year- 

 grove, who had evidentl}^ been travelling, for 

 he came out of cover close in front of hounds, 

 and could not gain on them, so they ran into 

 and ate him opposite King's Mill, thus ending 

 with blood. 



March 20th. — 



The meet was at Tripp's Lime-kiln, and 

 our first find was in Biddlecombe. We ran him 

 with very little scent through Newlease to Pile 

 Lane, and, after a short ring round, hounds 

 marked him to ground in Mr. Harris's orchard 

 hedge in Stalbridge Weston ; half-an-hour of 

 spades and terriers, and he was numbered with 

 the dead. Trotted thence to Crackmore and 



