386 1888. 



followed a line slowly over the Sherborne 

 Road, back to Nyland, where this fox remained 

 with his like-minded brethren. We trotted on 

 to Lady Theodora's Gorse, found, and went 

 away at once, galloping along the South 

 Western Railwa}^ past Yenston, almost to 

 Templecombe, but turned up left-handed just 

 short of it, checked, but worked a line slowly on 

 towards Martin's Wood, and lost in thick snow. 



March 15th. — 



The snow had ceased in the night, and 

 to-day, though cold, was fine. The representa- 

 tives of many Hunts put in an appearance at 

 Zeals Green, but were at first disappointed, as 

 there was not a single fox in all Zeals. We 

 found later on in Penn Pits, raced into 

 Stourton, and killed by the lake. We found 

 again in Cucklington Wood, ran a twisting 

 line to Deptly, slowly to Penn Forest, where 

 matters improved, and we ran nicely out of 

 the cover, heading for Stavordale Priory, past 

 the pond, and on for Stavordale Wood, but, 

 turning short to the right, he ran up to 



