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tufters (which had gone round by Timberscombe Wood and Bickham 1885. 

 Meadows) in a field above the cottages at the end of Draper Way. 

 Lifted the pack, and caught them in the combe between Harwood 

 and Elworthy ; up it to Span Gate, breaking on to Dunkery a little 

 to northward of it. Now ran the whole length of Dunkery to Lang- 

 combe Head, keeping nearly on the top of the hill the whole way ; 

 up the road a little way, then to the right parallel to Snow's Path, 

 and to Chetsford Water about half a mile below the bridge. Tried 

 down to below Nutscale without success, though they could touch it 

 where she had left the water for a few yards at the bottom of Ember- 

 combe ; then tried up, but again without success, and at last we had 

 to give it up, fairly beaten by this gallant hind. Scent, which had 

 at first been very good, became catchy on Dunkery, and to this she 

 owed her life. In all probability we left her lying dead beat under 

 some bush or in some patch of rushes. A first-rate run over a very 

 unusual line. 



On the 4th of December the huntsman found the remains of a 

 two- or three-year-old male deer near Drucombe Gate. Like Abra- 

 ham's ram, he was hung in a thicket by the horns, and had perished 

 miserably two or three weeks before he was discovered. There was 

 no reason to suspect foul play in the matter. 



December 16th, Doone Valley. — A very fast run from Withy- 

 combe ridge to Scob Hill, back to Badgworthy, and again by Scob 

 Hill to Watersmeet ; back once more, by Ilford Bridges and Bridge 

 Ball to Hoccombe on the North Forest, down to Southern Wood 

 and up to Malsmead, where killed her. Very fast throughout. Only 

 one besides the huntsman was with them all the time. 



January ^th, ScOB Hill. — Found fifteen hinds between Scob 1886. 

 Hill and Longcombe. After working them about the common got 



