APPENDIX A. 253 



killed. B. T. 2 and 2, beam light and points short. This was a 1880. 

 great run, and few ever got to Porlock Hill out of a large field that 

 was crying out for a run over the moor. Two only, Mr. Lindham 

 and a Challacombe farmer, followed them through the covers to the 

 end, the rest making sure he had gone to sea at Porlock ^Veir. 



September 29///, Yarnor Lodge. — Found a fine stag in the plan- 

 tations by Smallacombe ; he went on to Pitt Combe and broke over 

 the Lynton road at 12.29. Pack laid on at 12.45. Away over the 

 enclosures to Wear Water, up across it to the right over Mill Hill, 

 where three more deer (all males) jumped up and went on with him 

 to Chalk Water and Stowford Bottom, three going here to Manor allot- 

 ment and a single one to Deer Park. Hounds were stopped for the 

 moment and taken to Deer Park. They now hunted a line over the 

 high ground overhanging Badgworthy Water, round to Langcombe, 

 some three couple bringing a youngish deer over Manor allotment 

 and across to the North Forest ; but the bulk of the pack was not 

 with them, and this was certainly not the hunted deer. After much 

 delay got the pack on the line and ran slowly to the Warren, across 

 Orchard Combe and the Exe, up over the steep to the left of the 

 Gallon House, across Chibbett Water's Head and by Honeymead 

 and Picket's Hill to the Barle, crossing it under Cow Castle ; up 

 over the South Forest, leaving Horsen and Winter's Head to the 

 left, and over the enclosures by Emmett's to Filedon ridge ; away to 

 the right over Yard Down, and down over the Filedon and Twitchen 

 enclosures as if for Heasley Mill, but turned to the right over the hill 

 for Huntston and down by Loudy Cleeve to the Bray, under Reap- 

 ham Wood. He had been viewed here five minutes before, but 

 hounds could never hit the line again, though they were tried 

 first down to Castle Hill deer park and then up to Newtown Bridge. 

 The day was very hot, and the line lay over all the steepest combes 

 on the moor ; the run altogether trying the hearts of all to the utmost 



