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January 26th.— 



We met at Chetnole, and, owing to a 

 severe chill, the Master was unfortunately 

 absent. Brown, however, had his orders, and 

 trotted off to Briar's Wood, where he found at 

 once, and ran to Drive End, and to ground. 

 Drew Caswell Gorse blank, but found directly 

 in Jericho ; he went away for Briar's Wood, 

 Lord Ilchester's Gorse, and lost, heading for 

 Melbury. This did not take much over twenty 

 minutes. We then drew a few more covers 

 without success, finding a tenant, however, in 

 Common Plantation, who took us a short turn 

 to Hendover Hill, where we had to leave him. 

 There was but little scent to-day. 



January 27th.— 



From the Green Man, we had a regular 

 Pulham Day ; and again had the disappoint- 

 ment of hearing the Master was not well 

 enough to be out. A fox was found directly 

 in Rooksmoor ; he ran over the Common, up 

 over the hill by Cockrow, on to Hazelbury, to 

 the left of Hazelbury Church, pointing for 



