344 '^^7- 



December 6th. — 



The meet was at Warrbridge Gate, and we 

 drew on General Sir W. Parke for a fox, who, 

 as usual, had one for us in the wood. He was 

 soon on foot, and ran along the Park to the 

 entrance; thence, slowly, to Common Plantation, 

 whence a "holloa" took us on, and almost 

 to Stalbridge town, and there in a hedge the 

 fox had been seen to go to ground. After a 

 time he was seen to come out, and seen no 

 more. This chase was enough to show there was 

 no scent. Drew Drakes, Holtham, Sterts, and 

 Church Copse, and then Stalbridge Park, where 

 was a fox, or rather foxes ; but hounds could do 

 nothing with them, and we left off a little past 

 three o'clock. There was a snow storm in the 

 evening, and some more next morning, and 

 enough on the ground to prevent the hounds 

 throwing off. 



December 8th. — 



The snow was gone, and a mild rain 

 prevailed instead when we met at the Red Lion, 

 at Cheriton. We found in Grove Withybed, 



