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1869. with him at the top and galloped down Stag's Path) met him, and 

 fairly forced him away up the valley to Nutscale. Laid on at 12.15 

 on Wilmersham Common, and hunted slowly up the water by Nut- 

 scale and over the hill to Blackbarrow ; across Acmead to Chalk 

 Water and up the combe towards Tomshill. Lifted them to a holloa 

 at the floodgate, and hitting the line on the other side of the water 

 they raced over Trouthill, the North Forest, and the Warren to Exe- 

 head ; over Blackpits and all down the water to Farley, where fresh 

 found him under the green path on the Cheriton side at 2.4. Away 

 over Cheriton ridge into the next combe by Willaway and through 

 some cornfields to the right, heading for the West Lynn, but turned 

 away leftward over Furzehill enclosures, the hounds almost in view; 

 then over the heather as if once again for Loxhore, but failing he 

 sank the bottom under Woolhanger. Was once more fresh found 

 and run in view towards Ilkerton Farm, where he was taken at 2.45 

 and killed. B. B. T. 2 on both horns. The haunches were sent by 

 Sir Thomas Acland by special messenger to Lord Devon and Sir 

 Stafford Northcote, for the benefit of the members of the British 

 Association, then visiting Exeter. 



Septeinhcr 28///, Hawkcombe Head. — Reports of eight stags in dif- 

 ferent places. Tried first for three said to be in Tamlyn's Copse — 

 blank. Then drew Old Wood, and at 1.45 found two fine stags, which 

 went away together to water under Nutscale. Laid on at 2.23. Ran 

 down to the water and up the combe to the left of Nutscale, over the 

 wet ground to the Porlock Road and all down the combe to Wear 

 Water. Turned to the left by the green path over Blackbarrow to 

 Chalk Water, where they changed on to a hind and calf, and killed 

 the calf by Oare Ford. Came back, and hit the right line to Deer 

 Park at the north-east corner, half-way down the combe to the water, 

 where fresh found both stags. Crossed the water half-way between 

 the old houses and the wood, bearing to the right along the side of 



