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north side of Withypool Common and Blackmoreland Farm to the 

 Barle ; tried down to Tarr Steps without success, and it being now 

 dark hounds were taken home. Three hours from the lay on, the 

 last hour very fast. 



September \Wi, Culbone Stables. — Found a splendid stag in 1877. 

 Pitt Combe, but missed him. Laid on one said to have two on top, 

 which crossed the Lynton road above Oareford, at 1.30. Down to 

 Wear Water, along the hill-side and over Mill Hill to Blackbarrow 

 and Alderman's Barrow ; along the fence to the Exford road and 

 over Bendle's Barrow and Codsend Moor to water, down it some 

 way and fresh found in Codsend Farm Plantation at 2.43 ; up the 

 stream some way and over Kitnor Heath and Stone Common to the 

 Exe, under Stone Farm, and all down the water to Winsford (three 

 miles) without touching a bank ; fresh found, and went up over as 

 if for Burr Wood, but came down and was killed a little further up 

 the stream at 4.24. A mere three-year old with B. T. and uprights. 

 So much for two on top both sides. 



September 22,th, Hele Bridge.— Found a stag in Gardner's Copse 

 and killed him at Bury, after beating the covers for an hour and a 

 half— evidently an injured deer. Then tried for another and found 

 in Storridge Plantation. Crossed to Haddon Wood, round to Wynne 

 Corner, and away by Swinescleeve, at 3.40. Pack laid on at 4,4, 

 and fresh found at once. He came back to Haddon and up the 

 valley, finally breaking by Upton Church ; turned to the left for Four 

 Chimneys, into and up the bottom under Withiel Florey, on to 

 Goosemoor, Lype Common, and down the combe towards Pooletown ; 

 just soiled in the higher end of Chargott Ponds, up through Chargott 

 Wood, over Newcombe Farm, skirting Lype tommon towards the 

 Heath Poult Inn, over the large Hill enclosures above Hart Cleeve 

 for Wheddon Cross, but turned down to the left by Harespath, over 



