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of itself, sufficient to enable a man to cope with the 

 difficulties with which he must meet in a stag chase, 

 especially when manoeuvring a pack of hounds 

 unused to the peculiar incidents and chances which 

 occur in this unique sport. Yet no man ever per- 

 severed with more indomitable energy and courage 

 than did this well knownveteran, and the trophies 

 gracing the hall of Colipriest prove that he did not 

 labour in vain. Mr Carew hunted hinds during the 

 spring of 1853, and in the autumn of that year 

 Captain West again brought his hounds to Dulver- 

 ton, receiving hearty welcome from all classes, for 

 by all he was admired for his kind and conciliatory 

 conduct and his real desire to show sport. The 

 quaintest and most enthusiastic of huntsmen, 'Sam,' 

 was still in command ; the pack was of course 

 improved by their previous experience of the country, 

 and the season was marked by several fine runs 

 across the moor and in the enclosed country ; and 

 many a good head was carried away in triumph by 

 the gallant master. 



In the year 1855, another effort was made to 

 maintain a pack of hounds ; and a subscription 

 having been opened, Mr Fenwick (now Mr Fenwick 

 Bisset), of Pixton Park, Dulverton, at the request 

 of the country, assumed the management. With 



