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could make nothing of it. We next found in 

 Blscombe, and here hounds got away with 

 nobody with them, and ran for Lattiford, as 

 though to seek Mr. Dendy, who was shut up 

 with a cold. Not seeing him out, the fox 

 bore left for Cheriton, and then right to 

 Holton, where he went to ground. We found 

 another in Blscombe, but scent was bad on 

 the plough, and we left him making his way 

 to Dene's Bush, while we went home. 



March pth.^— 



We met at Stockbridge, and went to 

 Whitfield, where we instantly found a fox, 

 who took us over the Brook to Lillington, up 

 the hill to Thornford Firs, and along to Beer- 

 hacket Hill, out towards Tipples, and lost. 

 We went back to W^hitfield, found, and ran 

 rather well to the other Whitfield Covers, on, 

 over Knighton Gorse, over the hill to Lillington 

 village, where he turned back right-handed to 

 Lillington Wood and into Leweston Park ; 

 then took the line through Leweston Withybed 

 to Whitfield again ; out, heading for Yetminster, 



