APPENDIX A. 27s 



October 2;/^', Cloutsham. — A strange scene was witnessed this day. iJ 

 Two deer, the one the hunted stag (which was fresh found), the other 

 a fresh stag, were roused together in the new plantation in Leigh 

 Combe. The two got together and began fighting, each wishing to 

 make the other do duty before the pack, which was close to them all 

 the time. The question was settled in favour, or rather in prejudice, 

 of the hunted deer by the hounds themselves. 



October 2>t/i, Cloutsham. — Found a young stag (sworn to be a 

 portentous animal) in Hollow Girts. Ran him into Horner and 

 away by Yelscombe. Pack laid on at 1.20, fifty-five minutes after 

 finding, and twenty-five behind the deer. Ran up through Halse- 

 combe, and by the head of Doverhay Combe to Leigh Combe and 

 Bell's Wood. Here he made a curious double, and there was a; 

 short check. Hit it off under Bucket Hole and crossed to Porlock 

 Side ; all up the valley, crossed from Shilletts to Westcott Brake and 

 Smallacombe ; broke from this at the top and away to Oare Post and 

 Wear Cot. Down the valley to the enclosures, over Mill Hill to 

 Chalk Water, up to Stowford Bottom, and by Manor allotment to 

 Deer Park and Badgworthy Water by the Cottages. Viewed the 

 deer on the opposite side and clapped hounds on. Away over 

 Withycombe ridge to Longcombe, up it a bit and out below the 

 Withy Tree as if for Brendon Barton, but bore to the left to Farley 

 Water at Peghill ford. Cast up to Elson's Barrow. No use. Then 

 down, and in the second marsh " Clinker" spoke. Fresh found him 

 under Farley, ran down to Bridge Ball, and set him up in a fence. 

 He broke through them and got on to the bridge, where he jumped 

 over the parapet, coming a cropper. " Cardinal " followed him, and 

 alighting on the deer's body escaped unhurt. They worked him 

 down a little way and he broke through them and turned to bay in 

 the doorway of an out-house ; but the pack went straight at him and 

 pulled him out. Such a thing was never seen before. Here he was 



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