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1857. under Challacombe Church to Bray Water. Another check, and a 

 holloa on the opposite hill. Cast down the water three miles with- 

 out success, then up, and now the only thing to be thought of was 

 the best way home, three hours having been occupied at this check. 

 On the way the master took an unaccountable fancy to a little patch 

 of gorse just above where the deer first came to the Bray. Tried it 

 accordingly, and out came the hind. Now that we had found her, 

 we wished we had not been in such luck. Our horses were beat, 

 and it was too much of a good thing. Crossing the water she made 

 straight for the moor ; up to and along the north side of Showls- 

 barrow Castle, across the road, over Challacombe Common, by Pink- 

 worthy Pond (terrible ground to ride over) to Cheriton, and over to 

 Farley, across the Lynton road, leaving Scobhill to the left, and by 

 Millslade into Brendon. It was now pitch dark. The hounds 

 hunted up and down the water for some time, and the deer finally 

 broke up through the covers by Brendon Church, where she saved 

 herself. Hounds here lost her, and everyone was right glad of it. 



1858. April i6t/i, Hartford. — Found six deer in Hartford Cleeve, ran 

 into Haddon Wood and down to Bury, where fresh deer were started. 

 Eventually a hind and calf went away to Brockhole Wood. After some 

 delay got the pack on and hit the line into Upper Stockham Wood, 

 across the road, through Stockham Plantation over Court Down and 

 North Combe Farm to Loosehall Wood ; through this, Baldneck, 

 Marsh, and Ashweek Woods, touching the water under Shircombe 

 Slade, and after crossing Mountsey, again under Brewer's Castle. 

 Hence hunted her all up the water to Three Waters, a little above 

 which the calf left her. The young one in great jeopardy for a time. 

 The hind broke up over Ashway Ham and up the water under the 

 Hat ; a curious double through the cover, and then over Ashway 

 Side and Winsford Hill (the hill all enveloped in fog) towards the 

 Allotments. A check of some minutes ; and finally hit the line over 



