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CO N T E N TS . H P C A TER 1. — - T h i a ears to - da A l n Int roducto ry . h e C ase as t pp y G al opi g — Came ra H ow th e Tyro get s e nte red to th e Spo rt — 7 Wh ere the Tripod Fail s The Lo neline ss of E xmoo r Askin th e Wa g y . HAP T 11 C ER . Th e O pe ning M eet at Clo ut sh am Th e Concou rse o n Clout sh am Ball—Th e Parade inth e Field—N otable — — Figu res The M as te r and H i s Staff Ke nne lling at — ' — Clout s h am Farm Th e D ay s P rocee dings Th e Taki ng of th e St ag . HAP TER 111 C . — — The D ulve rtonSide o f the Count ry Winsfo rd Tufting in — — — th e E xe V alley Th e Big R ive rs H addo nHill Th e ' — — Harbo u re r s Cottage Hart fo rd M ill Bittescombe — — — Chips tabl e M olland M oo r Bu ry V illage A Pool in th e H add eo . HA P T C ER I V. — — — D u nke ry H o w the M oor R id es The G raveyard Fog — — F ro s t and Sno w The M oo rland Stre am s Th e H o m e r — — Woods inWinte r Luccombe All e rs Th e Cutco mbe — Co ve rt s Sweete ry and Bagley . STAG H U N T I NF WITH TH E APT CH E R V. ’ ’ s and l ne l H rn s G reat R u ns—A M em o rable M r. Basset Co o o by — - n W E li z a By day o nthe F o rest From H addo to heal . HAF T VI C ER . — Th e Black Stag of Badgw o rthy F ro m Black Pitt s to Bratton — — Co urt The G reat Quantock Stag Th e O ldest Stag on — — nd ’ R eco rd F ro m Care to Bratto nFleming M r. Sa e rs — — Fi rst Big Stag Th e O pening D ay of 189 5 From — Po pham Wood to Badgworthy E igh tee nM iles onthe — — So uth Fo rest Th e G reat N o tt Stag A R unfrom H awkco mbe H ead . CH APTE R VI I . — The R unof H alf a Ce nt ury F rom Hawkridge to Gl en — ’ — tho rne A Sta s So lil oq uy Th e O penin D ay of — g g xgoo BrendonH ill and E l wo rthy . CH APTE R VII ]. — Th e Bo ldness o f E xmoo r D eer The i r N oi seless T read — — — Th e Tutting Po ny D ust The M adding Crowd Th e ' unt sb r lifls—Su ne n S Co i u y C s t o th e ea. H APTE R X C 1 . — — D unste r H u nting i nH ot Weather A D ream of the Past — — V i e w H o lloas Anoth e r G raveyard AnE xt rao rdinary — — — Tro phy Po rl ock We i r The Boat Sh eepkilling — k D ro wning at Sea Th e Seni o r Pac . D E V O N AN D SO M E R SE T . HAP TER X C . — — R e m arkabl e H ead s Th e R eco rd Weight Souve ni rs of — — — th e Chase Taking a Stag The Seve rnSea Beacon — — — Fi res H o m er M ill Wheel V eniso n The R utting — — — Season Crippled D eer Slotting Warrantabl e o r — — O therwise N o rt h H ill Black G ame . P CHA TER XI . — — — ‘ — O h the M oo r U nke nne lling Kicke rs O fl at Last The — — Sou nds o f the Chase The D ee rpark The Wate r Slid e — Awkward Paths Po int to Po int R aces . H APTE R XI 1 C . — — Culbo ne Plai n The D ee r Fe nce D e vices fo r Protect ing — — Crops from D ee r Ni ht Watchin The Ti vert onSta — g g — g h ou nds Th e Quantock Stagh ou nds Th e Barnstaple — — Cou nt ry The Stowey R oad A Chase on the — “ — Quantocks O ve r the Cliffs Trugg R ich The Watchet Hind . HAP T X11] C ER . — — — Increased Spe ed Blanching a Stag Slowley Wood Kings — — — brid e Th e M ineral R ailway Th e St eart Sta Tame g— — g— D e er Ways and M eans Th e V eni sonFeasts Time Ho nou red Custo ms . F L R A I N LI ST O IL U ST T O S . Chi efly from Photographs L u m . inl n f w b M a. 0. M . C. v by M R . H . M . Lo w , c udi g a e y The whole from block: by the Art Rep roductionCo . H ungvy T! mes H om er page 2 D rawi ng out the Tafters ' Tuftmg onWi nsford H ill O u H addonH ill ’ M eet at Venmfom Cross O u li te Culbone R oad “ n P ” H ou ds , lease ' Kennell zn the Pack Cl utsham g , o Anthony H uxtable Szdney Tucker onH om e r H ill M eet at Ch illy Bridge H om e r Stream ’ Wznsford Coming over ' Stag gmng up H om e r Water Bury Ford “ I s She The re ? The Grave ard Bunk r y , e y x LIS1‘ 017 LL R iv . U S A I N S I T T O . Boggy Place onD unhe ty page 73 Wai ti n or the Pack onStoke R i d e g f g 9 2 . M eet near Culbone Stables 94 All R eady to Beg i n 95 Bad ' orth Wood g w y 102 . The Pack at Clou tsham 106. ulbone Stables : Anthon ri des o i th Tu t rs 1 C y f w f e 18. N ear West Anste 1 y 30. M en i th D w ead Stag 135. ust Kill d 1 j e 36. La n om 1 hc be 37. The i 1 St . ud r A es H ead 15 . ’ l u ll W C o tsham Ba f rom ebber s Post 160. Lord E bri ngtonbri ngs ou t the Pack to Lay O n The M aste r and Anthony onStoke R idge 178. Goi ng to R ouse H i m 188 . 1 0 9 . 1 O u the Way to Luccombe 19 . N V n — B n P d 202 e r V h i arwie d . r a tsto es G . k a j Godda The Late M r sh ua Cl rke . jo a Th P rl W e o och ei r Boat 2 2 3. La urer D bo s wi th ead Stag 230. W ai ti ng for the Stag u nde r Cou ntisbmy Foreland 2 38 . At P rl W r o och ei 24 3. The M eet—D unst r 2 e 4 4 . - H ou nd s are Quarrelsome T0 D ay 24 5. n Wi r 2 2 Lord E bri ngtonand others o Parloch e 5 . l — l W r Fzlwhermenwi th Stag after Ki l Por och ei 2 58 . r i n D ead Stag H u lstone Poi nt D i sta nce 264 . ' — ' 2 The E nd qf a Good R zm fll i neheaa Clifli 68 . LIST O F ILLU ST R AT I O N S . XV . H om er Water The Pack R u nni ng They H ave H i m ! The Water i nth e Valley A Crippled D ee r takes to Water i n Wh at has become qf the Field ? Fu ll no'ver D z mhe i ’ Anthon s Last H ind—A ri l 1 01 y p , 9 U nhennelling at Ley Farm A Kill i nthe Boone Valley T nchor H tel P rl he A o , o och Ashl ey Combe Water Slide i nthe Boone Val ley M ountsey H ill Gate A Check Trugg will Soonbe H ere M eet near Verm iford The M eet at Slowley A Pool i nthe H addeo HORN ER . E I CHAPT R . I N TR O D U CT O R Y . — H A SE AS IT A EAR TO - DA A G A O I NG CA M ER A T1112 C PP S Y LL P — How THE TYRO GETS ENTERED TO THE SPO RT WHERE — THE TR 1P00 FAI LS TH E LON ELIN ESS O F E xmoo n AS KIN G THE WAY . The present work is an attempt by c o l l a b o r a t i o n of the camera and the e pen , to reproduc some of those de l i g h t f u l s c e n e s which fall to the lot of the favoured few w h o p u r s u e the wild red deer of West Somerset and North Devon .