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Mr. Sanders had a brilliant gallop over almost the 

 same line, killing at the same place. 



These are only a very few of the good runs 

 recorded. All those who were fortunate enough to 

 hunt during these years still carry pleasant memories 

 of very many merry gallops, particularly from Yard 

 Down. It was during Lord Ebrington's Mastership 

 that the deer began to resort in any numbers to the 

 Bray Coverts, which had been practically abandoned 

 for many years. There they found quiet lying, and 

 thence we have year after year enjoyed some of 

 those flying gallops which make the field indeed 

 resemble the tail of a comet. 



In 1884, owing to the recent death of Mr. Bisset, 

 the opening- meet was at Holmbush Gate, Porlock 

 Hill, this being for the first time since 1865 when 

 Mr. Bisset inaugurated the practice of meeting at 

 Cloutsham, the only other deviation from which was 

 in 1898, after the death of the late Sir Thomas Dyke 

 Acland, when the hounds met at Haddon. Year by 

 year, attracted by the sport, increasing crowds of 

 visitors came down, and the numbers of the field 

 were quite unprecedented. 



Lord Ebrington was succeeded by Mr. C. H. Basset, 

 of Watermouth Castle and Pilton, near Barnstaple, 

 and once more the hounds came into the hands of 

 one of the old county families the head of which had 

 held office a century before. 



Mr. Basset, who like his predecessor held office foi 

 six seasons, continued to show sport and to do his 



