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liiSi. September i6th, Anstey Barrows. — Found in West MoUand 

 Wood, and ran by Hawkridge, Draydon, and Court Down to Stock- 

 ham Wood, under which killed him, after two and a quarter hours. 

 A good deer, with B. T. 3 on each horn. 



September 21st, Yard Down. — Ran a deer with poor scent from 

 Popham Wood to Moccombe Plantation, and on by Leworthy Cleeve, 

 Westland Pound, and Chapman's Barrows, almost to Sadler's Stone, 

 where lost him. He crossed the racecourse where Bratton races were 

 going on, and spoilt a race. 



September 2yd, Hawkcombe Head. — Found in West Porlock 

 Combe, and ran by Leigh Hill, Horner, Dunkery, Stoke Common, 

 Lucott and Porlock Commons, to Wear Water, and over the hill to 

 the cliffs below Broomstreet, where the master, who had scrambled 

 down after the hounds (who were in view), found the stag lying at the 

 bottom of a frightfully steep place, with three hounds standing over 

 his body, the rest not caring to face the steep where he came down. 

 He was alive, but apparently too beat to be able to move, so was 

 killed there. An old and somewhat heavy deer, with B. T. 2 and 

 B. B. T. 2. A good run, and fast. 



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January j^th, Haddon.— Found several deer in Haddon, and 

 after working them about a bit got a hind away by Lonsie Gate, 

 Hele Bridge Wood, Exe Cleeve, and Stockham Wood, to Court Down, 

 where laid on the pack, Down through Loosehall Wood, up under 

 Highercombe Meadow, and across Abhweek enclosures, Mountsey 

 Hill, and Ashway Side, to the Barle below Tarr Steps. Here a long 

 check, trying up nearly to Bradley without hitting the line, then 

 down, and hit it at once into South Barton Wood, from the top of 

 which she broke, by Parsonage and Westwater Farms, to Westwater 

 and Withypool Commons, as if for Sandy way, but turned short to the 



