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1861. hounds hunted him up to Thorncombe Plantation, where the goal 

 having been reached, the pack was stopped and taken home. 



The master's eye, and his alone, viewed the deer safe on to the 

 Quantocks, to his immense gratification ; and thus was established, 

 after an interval of fifteen years, the communication between Haddon 

 and this recently accepted portion of the Devon and Somerset country. 



October 29///, Whitstones. — Found six hinds in Shilletts, all 

 except one going towards the Forest. Laid the pack on the single 

 one, but they at once divided, the bulk of them going straight across 

 the road to the open by Hawkcombe Head. With much trouble got 

 the rest on after them. Away over Wear Water to Blackbarrow, 

 Oare Common, and Badgworthy Water ; up the combe, over the 

 North Forest by the head of Buscombe, to the right over the Forest 

 Wall, just below Two Gates, over Brendon Common to Scobhill, and 

 down the water under Brendon Church ; up over Horner's Neck and 

 to water again below Watersmeet, then up the water to Ilford 

 Bridges, and up over Wattlebury Wood and East Lyn Farm to the 

 West Lyn. Here a good deal of hunting up and down the water, the 

 hind trying several times to jump the stone wall by Barbrick Mill, 

 and each time failing. Here she was eventually taken : two hours 

 from the lay on, and pace tremendous. Mr. W. Chorley (who had 

 got a good start trying to stop the hounds) the only man 7iear them. 



1862. September 19///, Haddon. — Found a good stag in Haddon Wood. 

 He turned up another from which hounds were stopped. Then drew 

 Westhill Wood, and found another fine stag at 3 p.m., which after a 

 turn round the covers broke away by Hele Wood and Exe Cleeve to 

 Heatheridge. Laid on on Court Down, where a long check. Hunted 

 it slowly into Loosehall Wood, and so over Baldneck and through 

 Marsh Wood to the Barle at New Invention. He followed the water 

 to Ashweek Ham and broke up into Hindham Wood, at the top of 



