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for Stoke Trister — he had run us entirely out 

 of scent, in about twenty minutes. Rodgrove, 

 Ash Tree Copse, Makin Hill, and Holbrook 

 were alike blank, also some hedgerows ; but we 

 found directly in Elscombe, and ran smartly 

 to Yarlington, and the burst of music down 

 the hill was refreshing; but on the cold ground 

 above scent faded away, and we did but little 

 more. 



March 23rd. — 



From Pulhani we had a long da}^ ; hounds 

 were run through Rooksmoor Drove, and then 

 trotted to Brickells, which, as usual, produced 

 a fox, who ran by Lydlinch Common, through 

 Chicksmead, and into the cover again. A 

 "holloa" took us out towards Lanes, then, 

 having got on the line, we ran it back over 

 the water to Stock, by Woodbridge Withybed, 

 back through Brickells to Lydlinch again, 

 finally losing near Bere Copse. Our next fox 

 was found in New Gorse ; he took a line past 

 the Green Man, on past Farmer Ponting's, 

 turning left there, and, heading for Huraber 



