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1878. four gentlemen with him took after the deer as hard as they could 

 ride. The pack was now let go on and ran across the Porlock road 

 to Wear Water, and down the combe some way. Just at the same 

 moment the big deer had broken the fence on to Porlock Common, 

 and was viewed making towards Stowford Bottom. The hounds 

 with the other deer turned over Mill Hill to Chalk Water, where 

 they must have come across the line of the big deer who had been 

 viewed down Badgworthy Water and into Badgworthy Wood. The 

 pack was now lifted to the wood and fresh found him, running over 

 Brendon Common into Farley Combe by the enclosures, and down 

 to water. Hounds came up to him in the water and ran him down 

 to Ilford Bridges, where he was taken and killed at 2.19. A fine 

 stag with B.?B. T. 3 and an offer on one horn, B. B. T. 4 on the left. 

 Head given to Lord Doneraile. 



October iif/i, Haddon. — Took six couple (new pack), and found 

 a good stag in Storridge Plantation at 11.50. After beating the 

 covers he went away by Baronsdown, when the pack was laid on at 

 12.46. Down to the Exe by Stockham Ford, where a long check, 

 the river being verj- high. Tried up and then down, finally hitting 

 the line into Stockham Wood, where he had loitered and was 

 viewed. Over Court Down to Loosehall Wood, and through Lower 

 Baldneck into Marsh Wood, Draydon Wood, and to water by Dray- 

 don ford ; up stream and into Ashweek Wood, and through Mountsey 

 Castle to water by Castleford ; up it to Brewer's Castle, to the left up 

 to the Danesbrook, and up the water to Drucombe Ford. Doubled 

 right back through Whiterocks, turned away over Durham Common 

 and on towards Venford Quarry, sharp to the left into Venford old 

 enclosures, and finally across above Yamsden, and to water under 

 West Anstey Middle Common ; up the water and through Zeal Brake, 

 skirting the bottom of West Anstey Middle Common, on to MoUand 

 Common, and along the whole length of it to the further end against 



