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bad. Hunted it slowly from Hayne Plantation past Bishopsnyrapton 1870. 

 village, across Trotsham Farm to Radley ; and here another long 

 check. Tried down the water to Alswere Bridge, where, in the little 

 Alder bed adjoining, old " Finisher " fresh found him, and they 

 pulled him down then and there at 3.50. B. B. T. 2 on off horn, 

 B. T. 2 on the near. Head given to Mr. Granville Somerset. 



September 6th, Haddon, — Found nothing but young deer in 

 Haddon, so moved to Exe Cleeve, where found another young male 

 deer. Laid on him in despair at 4 p.m. He crossed into Barlynch 

 Wood, and from Swines Cleeve into Butterball, where a fine stag 

 suddenly jumped up in the middle of the hounds. Along the head 

 of Lyncombe Wood and over the meadows to Storridge, then across 

 by Hartford Quarry to Fladdon, up the water and across Hartford 

 Cleeve, into Huscombe Wood and to water under Easter Wood. 

 Here fresh found ; the deer apparently about beat, but crossed to 

 Westhill Wood, Upton Wood and plantation, and away. Straight to 

 Blake's and over the enclosures to the left of the Brendon Hill 

 road, 'and through Withiel Florey as if for Goosemoor ; over Lux- 

 borough Common into the bottom between that and Langridge, 

 crossing the hill above Pooletown and to water where the road turns 

 up through Slowly Wood ; up through the cover in view and over 

 Blackhill to Longwood, to the left as if for Timberscombe, but short 

 to the right into Avill Wood and down the meadows towards Dunster. 

 Tried to face Grabbist, but came back and was taken in the old con- 

 vent at the edge of Dunster town. B. T. 3 on both sides. (Taken 

 as a two-year-old in i860.) 



September i6th, Mountsey Hill Gate. — Found two stags in the 

 Allotments. The best doubled back, and was fresh found at 11.55. 

 Laid on at 12.25. Straight over the hill for Punch Bowl, across it, 

 along the head of Ashe Wood, to the right across the bottom ; over 



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