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went to ground. Time, twenty-four minutes ; 

 distance, about four miles. This was a very 

 pretty, fast, gallop, and some horses had 

 pretty well had enough. The fox had, too, 

 for this turn ; but as we couldn't get him out, 

 he may repeat the performance, which was 

 very creditable to him, another day. From 

 here we went to Elscombe, another of Mr. 

 Dendy's covers, and, of course, found at once. 

 We ran a loop round the cover, and back to 

 it ; out again, pointing first for Lattiford, then 

 for Maperton, and then bore left, finally 

 crossing the road bj^ the Old Windmill Inn, 

 and went to ground under a trip by Gale's 

 Plantation. This run occupied about fort}'- five 

 minutes ; dug, ate, and went home in a lovely 

 evening. 



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We met at Haydon Lodge. Drew through 

 some of the covers, and found in Snagg's 

 Harbour ; ran to Alweston, and doubled back, 

 then over Windmill Hill, and took the road 

 to Purse Caundle. Ran hard along it for 



