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 . 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