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1864. where a short check. Then down to Badgworthy Water by the old 

 houses and down to the Wood ; breaking the fence just short of it, 

 and so up over Withycombe ridge, across the Brendon road and into 

 Farley Bottom ; down the water, then up through Farley Brake and 

 the adjoining copse, down to water again at Bridge Ball, and up 

 over Cheriton ridge as if turning for Ilford Bridges, but crossed the 

 next ridge on Willaway ; and here the hounds first came up to him. 

 But it was now nearly 7.55 p.m., and a dark night, except for a little 

 moon. There was no certainty that the deer would not go on for 

 another hour, and no one left with the hounds knew the country. 

 They were therefore stopped (thanks to a ticklish scent) and taken 

 home. 



September 16th, Two Gates, Brendon Common. — Heavy rain 

 all night, and no harbouring possible this morning. Pack kennelled 

 at Brendon Barton, and tufters taken to Broadwayfoot. Suddenly a 

 stag was seen just under Brendon Church at 12.20. The pack was 

 brought and laid on in cover at 12.55. Bad scent in cover, but they 

 rattled him out again above Watersmeet, running him through the 

 cover by Ilford Bridges and Bridge Ball, and up Farley Combe to the 

 Simonsbath road. Here stopped the hounds to get the pack 

 together, and a heavy storm of rain came on, which lasted at least 

 twenty minutes. But the harder it came down the faster they ran ; 

 over Brendon Common, to the right to Withycombe ridge, and 

 Hoccombe, and round towards Exehead ; then to the left over the 

 Warren, North Forest, and Trouthill, leaving Larkbarrow to the left. 

 Over the Forest Wall, across Porlock Common and Alderman's 

 Barrow to Mill Water, and down the combe. On across the Exford 

 and Lucott road, and along the side of Dunkery to Svveetworthy 

 Combe. On down the combe, and out over the plain to Aldercombe, 

 thence out over Luccombe Barrows and down to the base of the 

 Cutcombe side ; crossing the small stream under Stiledown, and the 



