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November 19th. — 



From Barnes Cross Roads, the day was 

 mainly spent in Holwell Plantations, the foxes — 

 whether fonnd in Holwell Withybed or Mr. 

 Warry's Plantation — insisting on taking refuge 

 there. A fine, scentless day. 



November 20th. — 



A select few met at the Landshire Lane 

 Cross Roads, and a nice day's sport followed. 

 The hounds were quietly drawing some hedge- 

 rows towards Prior's Down, when a fox jumped 

 up in front of them, and, catching a view at him, 

 away they went over the Brook and the Lane, 

 down to Frizzle's Farm, and Sayells ; here 

 occurred a slight check, which let some of the 

 field up, but hounds soon hit it off on the right, 

 and with a lovely burst of music carried the line 

 merrily over the fields and fences, which it is a 

 treat to ride over, alongside the Cale River, 

 giving us Bow Brook to jump, over the 

 Sherborne Road, and into Nyland Cover, in 

 twent3^-seven minutes ; dusted him up and down 

 the wood for some quarter of an hour or so, and 



