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village, down to Common Plantation, by tlie 

 river, and, bearing right, had a pretty gallop, 

 over the flying fences parallel to it, back to 

 Marnhnll ; killing him there, after a pretty 

 fifty minutes, in Farmer Smith's orchard. 

 After this we rode back to Fifehead, and 

 found again, but did not pursue the chase 

 there, trotting back, instead, to Inwood. 

 Found there directly, and ran towards Toonier 

 Hill, hounds on good terms with their fox, 

 heading for Stalbridge Park — a pretty little 

 gallop while it lasted, but it was over too 

 soon, for a check near the Park wall ended 

 that run. Back at Inwood, another fox took 

 us awa}' for ]Martin's Wood, where we lost, in 

 a pelting hailstorm. A large party from the 

 Taunton Vale country were out with us 

 to-day, and Mr. Ta^dor carried home the brush. 

 Comte Vassart and Mons. Mallet rode for the 

 honour of France, and Mr. Elliott Ivces, also, was 

 well to the front. 



April 9th. — 



Found us at Jack White's Gibbet. Our 



