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i860, bottom, the deer now viewed on the other side apparently fresh and 

 strong as possible. Out over Chescombe Barton Farm pointing for 

 the Exe ; leaving Fairby Ponds to the right, beat the stream below. 

 Here another slight check \ the deer being apparently headed, 

 doubled back through Custom Wood, skirting the covers and dis- 

 daining to try the river. Passed through Fairby and down to the 

 Exe, where she jumped into a muddy place, and was caught by the 

 hounds before she could reach the water. A good hunting run of 

 three hours and twenty minutes. 



August 2ist, SniONSBATH. — A large meet, but few subscribers. 

 No news of a stag nearer than Blackbarrow. Trotted thither, and 

 found him lying in the bottom between Larkbarrow and Alderman's 

 Barrow. Laid on at i . 1 5 ; ran over Blackbarrow to Ferryman's 

 Path, then to the left across Oare Water, and over Oare Common to 

 Badgworthy Water. Up Pinford Combe and straight over the North 

 Forest and the Warren to the Brendon road. On over Blackpits, 

 the Chains, through Pinkworthy Pond (a pretty sight) and along the 

 ridge by Woodbarrow to Challacombe. Here the deer turned up 

 the combe behind the village as if for Parracombe, but turned out 

 soon after on the western side toward the church ; crossed the road, 

 and here a check, owing to sheep dogs. Soon hit off the line again ; 

 leaving Challacombe Church to the left, ran him over Leigh Ball, 

 Bratton Down, by Leworthy Post to Stoke Rivers. A momentary 

 check at the stream below Stoke Wood ; fresh found him and hunted 

 him all down the water in full chorus, and took him at Hakeford, 

 near Chillham Bridge, after a run of three hours, the only check 

 being that at Challacombe. Distance about twenty-eight miles. 



August 31J/, Whitstones. — A very fast run from Hawkcombe 

 Head to Badgworthy and over the Lynton road to Yarner Mill, 

 where he was taken after an hour and a half. 



