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Edbrooke's Farm and on to Redcleeve, down the water to the Stag's \i 

 Head, then up over Kent's, above Daw's Wood and through Brock- 

 hole Wood again to the Exe ; down the water, but a long check, till 

 the deer broke out of the water under Baronsdown Lodge, and 

 hounds hunted her up and down through Hele Wood and Exe Cleeve 

 like a hare. Deer viewed up the water ; ran to the upper end of 

 Stockham Wood. Fresh found in Broford Copse — nearly done ; 

 down again through Stockham Wood into the water. One more 

 splash in and out again, and a kill. Three hours and fifty minutes 

 from the lay on. 



April 2isf, Cloutsham. — One tufter found a hind and calf in 

 Sweetworthy. Separated them going towards the Forest. Laid on 

 the pack on the hind. Leaving Larkbarrow to the left, reached 

 Badgworthy Wood in exactly thirty minutes. Crossed up through the 

 short copse below the wood over Blackhill to the Lynton road, into 

 Farley Bottom, turned up the water, along Cheriton ridge, across the 

 Chains by Exehead, over Cornham Farm enclosures to the Challa- 

 combe road, then turning upwards over the common pointed for 

 Challacombe, just short of which turned to the right for Chapman's 

 Barrow as if for Brendon (time to this point, one hour and forty 

 minutes), then sharp to the left as if again trying for the Bray covers, 

 kept on between Parracombe and Woolhanger, leaving the former on 

 the left for Martinhoe, and on to Woody Bay. Here the hounds 

 fresh found their deer in the stunted oak coppice. Deer viewed, 

 dead beat. One last effort and over Freeth Gap (about 400 feet) 

 into the sea, and smashed to att)ms, " Warrior " following. Time, 

 two hours and twenty minutes, over a wild country, without a check 

 from beginning to end. Distance from thirty-two to thirty-five miles. 

 Heat awful ; pace tremendous. Nine men up (including master and 

 whip), and nine couple of hounds. The calf joined the hind again 

 on Porlock Common, left her on Blackhill, and was killed by three 



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