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1876. turns up and down, he was killed at 3.35, more blown than beaten, 

 for he had run a strong deer all the way, and was now very savage, 

 pinning three different hounds to the bank and holding them there. 

 Head very upright, neither widespread nor hooped. B. B. T. 2 and 

 offers on off-horn ; B. B. T. 4 on the near. Given to the Rev. Jack 

 Russell, as a memento of his eightieth birthday and sixty-third stag- 

 hunting season, on the ist of May, 1877. 



October 13///, Mountsey Hill Gate. — Found two stags in Exe 

 Cleeve, the biggest breaking across into Dawes Wood and Winslade 

 Wood. Laid on in Houndwell Lane at 12.50. Through Winslade 

 Wood, and all up the combe under Shircombe and Howetown, fresh 

 finding in the furze on Howetown Nap. Over the hill into Howe 

 Wood, down and across the Exe into Broford Wood, up through 

 Red Cleeve, and on to South Hill ; over South Hill at racing pace, 

 and to Ashway Side, into the Hat, and down the bottom to Three 

 Waters ; over the ridge to Danesbrook, by Drucombe Ford, up over 

 Yamsden and Venford allotment to West Anstey Common ; on to 

 Lishell Wood, to the left over Holland Common, and into Girt Wood ; 

 down the valley under Combe, over Combe and Well Farms, coming 

 round again to Biddybrook, and down to Bottreaux Mill \ then to 

 the left over the railway, over West Barton, Bommertown and Wad- 

 ham Farms, down the stream into Knowstone Wood, crossing Babel 

 Hill and the adjoining enclosures for Rackenford, but turned to the 

 right down the valley to Creacombe Parsonage, where hounds got a 

 view. Up and down stream for a little, then a last effort by crossing 

 Parsonage Farm for Crowdhall, but turned back to the same stream, 

 and was killed under the Parsonage at 3.22. Two hours and thirty- 

 one minutes from the lay on, at racing pace and without a check. 

 Few at the end. A light deer, one of the old galloping sort. B. T. 2 

 on both horns. Head given to Mr. William Halse. A very brilliant 

 wind up to the indifferent stag-hunting season of 1876. 



