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1867. the water (Willaway), down stream some little distance, then up over 

 Furze Hill and down to Furze Hill Farm, away to the left to Sadler's 

 Stone, hence to the right and over Butter Hill above Woolhanger 

 and Horsey Moor to Swincombe Cleeve ; across it and up to Withy- 

 combe, and over Rowley Down to Westland, down the bottom under 

 Twitching and turned to the right for Arlington ; crossed the Barn- 

 staple and Lynton road into the Arlington covers : here a fresh find, 

 and down the water to Cot Bridge, below which after a little hunting 

 up and down he was taken at 3 o'clock. As fine a run as mortal 

 man need wish to see. Two hours and thirty-six minutes, and 

 twenty-three miles from point to point. 



September i^^^h Highercombe. — Found a stag in Bury Castle at 

 1.45. He broke into Pixey Copse, and the pack was laid on in the 

 road below it at 2.13. Through Pixey Copse and along the top of 

 the hill towards Buckleigh Wood, turning to the right down Tjmewell 

 Hill, and below Morebath House, across the bottom by Keene's 

 Mill to the Wiveliscombe road ; up over the round hill above the 

 road and down to Ford Mill ; over Cinderleigh Farm and Ven- 

 ments, crossing the higher end of Bampton Down to Van post ; 

 through Long Hayne Court and over Barton Hill to AUers Farm, 

 from this to the right across the bottom to Knightshayes and down 

 to Bolham ; turned to the left across the rifle range to the road, from 

 which point the deer was viewed out of the Exe, and up over the 

 South Molton turnpike road. Lifted the pack over the river, and 

 well in front of the field; thence breaking from the road crossed over 

 the hill by Prescott's to Hensleigh, on to Seven Crosses, and down 

 under Stirling's Brake to the Dart above Worthy Bridge. Here 

 slotted the deer in the lane, and hunted him down to the bridge, 

 v/here a long check. Cast along the head of Thougsleigh Wood, 

 where they at once hit it, carrying the line along the chain of covers 

 overhanging the Dart, and finally fresh finding their deer, a mile or 



