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January 23rd. — 



The meet was at Sparkford Inn, and, after 

 the frost of last week, every one was glad to 

 be out again, and a large field followed the 

 hounds, as they trotted straight off to Babcary 

 Thorns, and drew it blank. We came back to 

 Annis Hills, where a fox was soon on foot ; 

 after a turn round the cover he went away, 

 heading for Hazelgrove, and, swinging left under 

 the Monument, went on till we were over the 

 brook — such of us, at least, as did get over — 

 heading for Babcary ; here he turned back short 

 left and ran along the side of the brook some 

 little way, till he crossed it again, and turned 

 to the left, making his way to Annis Hills. 

 After a little hesitation hounds came out again 

 on his line, and worked it carefully towards 

 Babcary Thorns, where he must have been 

 waiting for us, for they ran into him just 

 outside it. We next found a brace in Podymore 

 Bushes, ran rather well in crescent-shaped line 

 to Annis Hills, in twelve minutes ; here they 

 played at hide-and-seek for some time, eventually 



