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down the Tone, under the railway viaduct to Trace Bridge ; thence 1879, 

 by Holcombe Rogus and down the canal opposite Burlescombe vil- 

 lage, and on across the Wellington and Wiveliscombe road to Slough, 

 where fresh found, and killed him about a quarter of a mile from 

 Tiverton Junction. Four hours and a half. A good deer, with all 

 his rights and three on top, both sides. 



September 22nd, Brendon Two Gates. — Two stags harboured in 

 the Doone Valley — a new name. It used to be the combe between 

 Hoccombe and Withycombe ridge. Rode them up and they went 

 into Farley Combe, where laid the pack on by theroad about 11.30. 

 Across Farley Combe and over Cheriton ridge to the head of Hoar 

 Oak and the Chains, then back by Blackpits to the North Forest 

 towards Trouthill, where they divided. The pack stuck to one that 

 turned away to the right by Pinford and along the Blackpits fence 

 to\<rards Lorigcombe ; across the bottom to Larkbarrow, over Acmead 

 and Porlock Common to Blackbarrow and Wear Water by Green- 

 path, and over the common to the left of Hawkcombe Head into Pitt 

 Combe and through the plantations to Smallacombe. Here a long 

 check and a fresh find (? fresh deer), and on along the length of the 

 plantations, over the Lynton road a little west of the stables and 

 down to Robber's Bridge; on into the next combe, across Chalk 

 Water, over the enclosures above Oare to Deer Park and Badgworthy 

 Water, up strea,m nearly to Tomshill and over the North Forest and 

 Brendon Common as if for Scob Hill, but turned into Farley Combe 

 and down to Ilford Bridges. Here he was headed, and went up the 

 Cleeve as if for the West Lyn, but came down to the East Lyn and 

 lay fast in the water ; cast down to within a mile of Lynmouth, and 

 then, fresh finding him, killed him at 2.30. A young deer. B. T. 

 2 and I. Head to Mr. Knight. 



JS'ovaiibcr 29///, Cloutsham.— Found a hind in Horner and ran 



