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first fox, from Lily Wood, was soon killed in 

 the gorse ontside. We then drew the Yarling- 

 ton Covers, and fonnd, bnt did not kill. From 

 Elscombe we ran one to ground, who soon 

 bolted, and ran back to his native cover. From 

 Holbrook we ran to Waddon Down and Red- 

 lynch Gorse ; here he turned, and bore back 

 in the direction whence he came, but before 

 reaching Holbrook he turned away for Verring- 

 ton, and for a little way he ran the road. 

 Opposite Moorhays he crossed the railway, ran 

 parallel to it some little way, then re-crossed 

 it, and, swinging round past Redlynch Gorse 

 once more, worked back up Bratton Gully, 

 where he got to ground and was killed, in 

 about an hour and ten minutes from the find. 

 There were very sharp hailstorms to-day, and 

 the variableness and severity of the weather 

 affected the scent, in spite of which we had a 

 fair day's sport. 



April loth. — 



A rattling snowstorm came down just 

 before we reached the meet — Purse Caundle 



