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December 2isf, Haddon. — Found a hind which broke from Deer 1863. 

 Park over the hill to Surridge allotments, and away. Laid on at 

 12.10. Away straight as a line over Haddon End and Upcott 

 Bottom to Little Heydown, Middle Hill, and Washbottle Mill. 

 Here doubled (as the young male deer had done on the 21st 

 of November) back to the top of Maundown, but on again over 

 Raddon by Greenaway to Grant's, across the Wiveliscombe road by 

 Ford Milestone to Castle, and down the meadows to Cotcombe 

 Mill and into Cotcombe Wood. Thence across to Fitzhead, and on 

 by Halse to Webb Hill Farm, close in front of Heathfield Parsonage, 

 and over Burge Farm (crossing the West Somerset Railway) to Dean 

 Farm. Bearing to the right she skirted the B. Lydiard and Taunton 

 road, till she reached Norton Manor, then crossing these grounds 

 close by the house she turned down towards Norton village, and 

 along the meadows for a short distance, then crossed the Bristol and 

 Exeter Railway (main line) and the Canal, pointing for Bishop's 

 Hall, and after crossing the Tone (close by Netherclay Hall) was 

 taken in the garden of the New Inn at Bishop's Hall village at 2.50, 

 a little less than three hours from the find ! ! From Fitzhead to 

 Taunton the whole country was in a wild state of commotion and 

 excitement, and the footpeople took the hind before the hounds 

 came up. She was quite uninjured, and being so far on her way to 

 the Quantocks, was ear-marked and turned into Bagbro' Plantation. 

 (Never accounted for.) 



September <^tJt, Cloutsham.— Blackmore had two stags harboured 1864. 

 opposite Wilmotsham, " as sure of them as if he had them in a bag ; " 

 but they were not to be found. At last a stag was seen on Leigh 

 Hill, and the pack was laid on at 5.15 (!). Down to the bottom by 

 Horner Gate, and up the Valley to Stoke Wood and away by Stoke 

 Common, up Longstream Combe to Porlock Common, and on 

 between Blackbarrow and Alderman's Barrow to Oare Common, 



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