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November 15th. — 



It was wet and unpleasant, but, all the 

 same, we had a busy day from Chetnole. Found 

 the first fox in the Knoll, who went out heading 

 for Melbur}^ but soon turned to Scevior's, thence 

 as if for Paper Hill Coverts, and, after a check, 

 hounds ran him away for Middlemarsh, finally 

 killing, at the end of twenty-six minutes, in 

 Hartley, just outside the big woods. We then 

 drew Common Plantation and Calf hay es. A fox 

 was viewed close to the latter, and he led us 

 towards Melbury ; but scent was not good, and 

 he soon ran us out of what little there was ; and 

 we went to Briar's Wood, where another little 

 animal of the same useful race ran slowly 

 towards Caswell Gorses, but, ringing back, he 

 went along the gullies over the Brickfields and 

 Briar's Wood, then out, heading for Melbury, 

 up to Melbury Woods, on to the big wood, 

 and there scent failed us altogether. So, 

 with nian}^ weary miles between hounds and 

 their kennel, they went home about half-past 

 three. 



