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hounds came up to him, after running three 

 hours without a check. Finding he could not 

 get away from them, he beat and drove them 

 all before him. Not having a gun at hand to 

 shoot him, some farmers brought a lurcher 

 dog, who ran him ; but the stag soon laid him 

 bleeding at his feet. A gun was produced 

 loaded with large shot, which had like to have 

 cost Mr. Gale, jun., one of the keepers, his 

 life. He shot at the deer at about fifteen 

 paces going from him, but it immediately 

 turned round and sprang right at him. He 

 had scarce time to stoop as the stag went over 

 him, and owing to the covert being thick he 

 did not return on him again. From thence 

 he went to North Common, where he was 

 shot, in the presence of twelve well-known 

 horsemen in the neighbourhood of Lyndhurst, 

 out of about eighty." — Sporting Magazine^ Oct., 

 p. 41. 



Mr. Shard hunted the Hambledon 1S2 4 

 country with great success, March Mr. shard 

 10th. Meeting at the Waterloo Inn, Hambledon, 

 they found in Plant's Coppice, and vlVT' 

 went by Southwick House, through Waterlo °- 

 Pinsley Wood, and turning, ran the South- 

 wick covers for one hour; being pressed, he 

 went over the grass to Old Park, Catherington, 



