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plantations by Oareford. Got a hind away over the road where laid 18: 

 on the pack. On through the plantation and Westcott Brake to 

 Shilletts, on through Lucott Farm to Blackford, up the water to 

 Nutscale, and on over Wilmersham and Stoke Common to Sweet- 

 worthy. Here ran into a herd, but two and a half couple stuck to 

 the hunted hind and ran her by Holt Ball Brake to Tivington Plan- 

 tation, and on to Bratton Court Plantation, where caught them with 

 the rest of the hounds (which had run to Great Hill and back to 

 Aldercombe), on over North Hill towards Minehead, leftwards down 

 to Greenaleigh, along the north side of the hill to Minehead, across 

 the Station road to the Marshes, where a check. Hit the line for- 

 ward and ran almost to Dunster Station, where killed her, a fine 

 hind. She had been on foot five hours. The West Somerset Fox- 

 hounds were running in Tivington Plantation, and their field nearly 

 all joined the staghounds. 



Novembej' i^th, Doone Valley. — After a deal of ringing between 

 Brendon Common and Hoar Oak, with a number of deer afoot, the 

 greater part of the pack went away from Brendon Common wet 

 ground, over Hoar Oak Water, by Furzehill, Buttery Mill, and 

 Chapman's Barrows to Highleigh. Fresh found their hind, ran her 

 on to Tennerleigh, pointing for Westland Pound, but turned to the 

 left near Whitefield allotment, and again to the left over Wool- 

 hanger, killing her in the dark in Farley Water, high up the combe. 

 Not a soul with them, 



Febmary ()th, Brendon Two Gates. — A very hard day from jj 

 Brendon wet ground to Farley, back to Badgworthy, thence to Nut- 

 scale, back to Badgworthy, and thence to Luccombe Plantation, kill- 

 ing our hind just above the church. Five hours; very fast except 

 from Alderman's Barrow to Badgworthy, and from Shilletts to 

 Luccombe. 



