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for a mile and a half, he fighting hard to the last, till he was taken at 

 2.55. B. T. 3 on both sides. The moor very heavy; never known 

 in such a state in September, 



1873. September 25///, Mountsey Hill Gate. — Drew Bradley Wood 

 blank, and went to the Allotments. Found there a youngish deer at 

 2.40, which broke in the direction of Naplock. Laid on at 2.54. 

 Ran along the head of Spire enclosures and Naplock Bog to Great 

 Bradley, and into the Ham at the corner by the Pond ; down through 

 the furze to the water, to the cover on the Withypool side adjoining 

 Well. Broke from the water up through the cover to the top, and to 

 the right over the enclosures to Withypool Common, along the head 

 of the enclosures over Brightworthy to water a little below Sheardon 

 Hutch. Crossed the lower corner of Lanacre Common up along the 

 fence, over the Forest wall, and on leaving Honeymead to the left, 

 over the Simonsbath road to the Exe, up over the opposite side over 

 the Warren to the Nortli Forest. Turned to the right along the 

 North Forest fence, and across Longcombe in front of Larkbarrow 

 over Porlock Common to the head of the long hill from Chescombe 

 Water, and over I^ucott Moor to Hawkcombe ; down under Shilletts. 

 then up to Hawkcombe Head and into Pittcombe ; turning to the 

 left about half-way down into the plantations (Lord Lovelace's), and 

 on over Yarner enclosures and those adjoining to Silcombe. At this 

 point the hounds fairly beat off every soul that was following them. 

 The pace had been throughout tremendous, and few had reached 

 even Lucott Moor ; the huntsman had missed his second horse, and 

 the master was left alone to cast down to Culbone Wood, where he 

 picked up several hounds. The deer had gone to sea below it, and 

 he was captured by a boat, brought in, ear-marked, and turned out 

 behind Porlock Weir. (Never accounted for.) 



November 2<)th, Cloutsham. — Found nineteen deer of all kinds on 



