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1859. by the Warren. Roused them, and laid on three couple of tufters. 

 After a scurry into ^Farley Bottom (some distance) one came back 

 single. Laid on in Hoccombe, and in the next bottom fresh found 

 him — a three-year-old with only one horn. However, it was too late 

 to stop them now or think of anything else. Ran him towards 

 Brendon, then turned round along the top of Blackhill, and down by 

 the wood to Badgworthy Water. Up the small combe towards Oare, 

 and up Oare Water as if for Culbone, then turning away to the right 

 to Whitstones, ran into Shilletts, and down the bottom, immediately 

 afterwards breaking the cover into Lucott enclosures. Here a short 

 check among some sheep, and forward again down the Hawkcombe 

 bottom towards Porlock ; turned up over Leigh Hill into Horner, 

 and brought him to bay in the Millstream. Up and down two or 

 three times and a kill. Awfully hot. Down wind from the turn on 

 Blackhill. Time, two hours and twenty-five minutes. 



October 1th, Simonsbath. — Three deer on Prayway. Got the 

 pack close to them on the Exe side, and laid on, driving them over 

 the enclosures to the Gallon House, across the road, and to the 

 Barle by Sheardon Hutch and up to Cow Castle. Here they 

 separated, the youngest going over the common towards Withypool, 

 with two or three hounds, which were stopped. The second deer 

 went up the Barle to Simonsbath, with five hounds and Babbage. 



The big stag had now got rid of his attendants, but he had still 

 eight and a half couples of hounds to dispose of. He came back 

 from Cow Castle by the Gallon House to the Exe, beating that 

 stream all the way up to the Warren (hounds close to him), where he 

 broke out for Badgworthy, crossing Hoccombe to the water, and down 

 it to the Wood ; then up over Blackhill and away by the enclosure 

 above Millslade to Brendon ; along the head of the covers on the 

 right side of the Lyn, disdaining to come to water, and finally 

 astonishing us all by going straight over the hill to Countisbury and 



