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across the churchyard and on over Mattock's Down by Berry Down 1870. 

 Cross to Stowford Barton. From thence to Huish Down, crossing 

 the new enclosures, and finally took him under Bittadon Ball, in 

 the stream dividing Bittadon and Marwood parishes, close to the 

 half-way house between Barnstaple and Ilfracombe. Head given to 

 Mr. Knight, who was one of the few who saw it to the end, in spite 

 of a rib broken in the course of the run. A brilliant wind-up to a 

 brilliant stag-hunting season. This was the tenth deer taken in ten 

 consecutive days. 



October i^th, Cloutsham. — Found several deer in Sweetworthy 

 and Aldercombe. Got av/ay a single one by Webber's Post and laid 

 on at 12.14. She dodged in and out of cover till v/ith indifferent 

 scent they hunted up to her, and fresh found her in the furze. Then 

 to HoUowcombe, and over the wet ground back along the top of the 

 hill to Hannacombe, Bincombe, and round towards Sweetworthy 

 again, but turned to the left and away over Exford Common to 

 Chescombe Water; on under Alderman's Barrow, over the Lark- 

 barrow wall and across the Combe to the North Forest, pointing 

 for Prayway. Turned to the right, over Trouthill, to water below 

 Tomshill. all down the water to Badgworthy and below it, where 

 they caught a view ; up over the Oare side to Cloud Wood, down to 

 water again at Malsmead and over the meadows to Southern Wood ; 

 still down about a quarter of a mile on the Countisbury side, and 

 killed her at 2.30. 



August i^th, Cloutsham. — Found in Stoke Wood. Ran up the 1871. 

 head of the covers to Cloutsham Ball, over it to Sweetworthy, across 

 Bagley Combe and away. Laid on at 4.5. Down to Long Stream 

 Combe and up the other side, across the Porlock road, and skirting 

 Acmead, across Kittuck to Oare Common and into Deer Park, and 

 to water. Down stream to Badgworthy Wood and up over the hill 



