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April 2nd. — 



A fine morning greeted the hounds, when 

 we met at the Red Post, Poyntington, and, 

 when a whimper proclaimed a find in Gorton 

 Gorse, things looked brighter still. Our fox, 

 however, did not prove as business-like as we 

 expected, for, after a short ring round the top 

 of the hill, he returned to the gorse, and, 

 though he took us then, rather prettily, to 

 Marston Cover, we could only make a weak 

 line thence towards Rimpton, and soon lost. 

 We moved another fox on Mr. Sawtell's farm, 

 and ran him for some twenty minutes, when 

 he went to ground in Hack Hill. But from 

 the Wheatsheaf he went away better, towards 

 Poyntington first, then to the edge of Milborne 

 Slaites, on to Ridge, thence bearing right, up 

 and over Milborne Wick, and, crossing the 

 South Western Railway near Milborne Port 

 Station, ran over the grass into Bverlanes, and 

 killed ; and so home. 



April 3rd. — 



We met at Redly nch Gate to-day. Found 



