312 THE RED DEER OE EXMOOR. 



When Mr. Basset retired from office Colonel 

 Hornby, of Clewer Lodge, who had acted as Deputy 

 Master of the Royal Buckhounds, was chosen to 

 succeed him, but only retained the command for 

 two years. His tenure of office was marked bv 

 several very fine runs, and so far as staghunting 

 was concerned must be accounted as having been 

 extraordinarily lucky ; but his luck did not hold out 

 in hindhunting, the number of breeding hinds 

 brought to hand was disappointing, and the herd 

 gained a further advantage, one of which it took 

 many years' hard work to deprive it. 



The best runs in Colonel Hornby's time were one 

 from Arlington to Horner; from Cloutsham to 

 Chapman's Barrows and back to Nutscale ; and a 

 long slow hunt from Brayford by West Buckland, 

 Filleigh.and Chittlehampton to the Taw at Brightleigh 

 Weir above Umberleigh. Another long hunt over 

 an awkward country w^as from Haddon by Morebath, 

 Bampton Down, Huntsham, and Uplowman to 

 Halberton, near Tiverton Junction. The deer broke 

 his leg, and had he not done so would probably have 

 established a record for distance in that direction, 

 for he had not been bustled and seemed to be going 

 quite comfortably. 



The number of big stags in the Quantock coverts 

 was at this time very great, and Colonel Hornby 

 found it necessary to devote much time to them, 

 securing some very remarkable heads. 



Mr. R A. Sanders, who took command in 



