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with the tufters since 11.40), and away over Brendon Common to if 

 Farley, Cherilon ridge,' and Hoar Oak ; up Hoar Oak Water some 

 way, back to Farley and down to Bridge Ball, where killed her at 

 1.25. A very fast gallop. 



March i^fh, Triscombe Stone. — Found a hind in Seven Wells. 

 She came away over Cockercombe to Bagborough Hill, where laid on 

 the pack at i .^.30. Through Bagborough Plantation and over the vale 

 by Lawrence Lydiard to Combe Florey, thence back to the left by 

 Cothelstone pond and Tetton, up to the left there and back over 

 Buncombe Hill nearly to Aisholt, then over the vale by Bush, Pight- 

 ley, Broomfield, Windown, Stream, and Rook's Castle, to Haswell 

 Park. Here a long check, but hit it off and ran through Huntstile 

 and Road Farm to Durleigh, where they caught a view and killed 

 her about a mile from Bridgwater. Five hours and a quarter, nearly 

 all over the vale ; slow, but quite fast enough, the fences being big 

 and frequent. 



[As in other years, there were many other good runs with hinds in 

 the course of this season.] 



On the 26th of March the hounds brought two beaten deer, a hind 

 and a calf, to Horner mill-stream, and forced both over the mill- 

 wheel. The hind was killed, but the calf, after one night's lodging 

 at Horner Farm, was turned out apparently none the worse. 



The opening day of this stag-hunting season was the hottest hunting 

 day ever remembered. The hounds stopped and lay in the water 

 whenever they came to it, and a hound was seen lying close to a stag, 

 which he had been running, in Horner Water, both too exhausted to 

 move. The hound recovered first and drove the stag out. The 

 meet on this day ^August nth) was Holmbush Gate instead of 

 Cloutsham ; the Master wishing, owing to the recent death of Mr. 

 Bisset, to avoid the usual big opening day at Cloutsham. 



