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her by Alderman's Barrow to Badgworthy and back to Blackford 

 (below Nutscale), where killed her. One hour and forty minutes 

 racing without a check. 



iSSo. September 2oih, Yard Down. — A stag reported in Bray Ball Wood, 

 but could find nothing save a hind and calf and a three-year-old male 

 deer. After much assertion on the part of many that a stag had 

 been found (probably only the male deer above mentioned, which 

 was viewed at different points up the valley), the pack was taken out 

 and laid on at 2.40, an hour after finding, but could hit no line before 

 reaching the head of the cover facing Gratton Barton. From this 

 slowly up the valley to the bridge under Leworthy, and over the 

 large enclosures above Fullaford (where he had been viewed) and 

 Showlsbarrow Castle to Mole's Chamber, and over Challacombe 

 Common to the Barle ; thence over the road and the Duredown 

 enclosures to the Chains and down to Exe Head. Here two deer of 

 the same sex and age were afoot, probably both from the Bray 

 covers. They went on together along the edge of Blackpits to 

 Brendon Two Gates and down the combe on the North Forest side 

 of the wall, and here were fresh found in the stream. Now over 

 Hoccombe to Doone Valley, where hounds again ran up to them, the 

 deer still keeping together up Badgworthy Water to Trouthill flood- 

 gate, whence they broke on to Manor allotment and separated. The 

 hunted deer went on over Kittuck and Blackbarrow to Wear Water 

 under Ferryman's path, up it some way and over Porlock Common 

 to the Exford road ; down over Lucott Moor some way, then to the 

 left into Hawkcombe crossing the centre of Shillets, over Porlock 

 Hill (the deer attempting on the way to soil in a moist spot on the 

 road) to Westcott Farm and over the enclosures to Furnace Wood, 

 thence to Ashley Combe and through the line of Culbone enclosures 

 into cover under Broom street, on to Yan worthy, and down to sea at 

 Glenthorne about 5.55. He was taken by the Glenthorne boat and 



