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most attention in autumn and springs when tlie days 

 are long — and when, moreover, the ground rides firmer 

 than in midwinter. Both landowners and tenants are 

 enthusiastic in the cause of sport — and the latter 

 appreciate keenly the determination to kill a fox when 

 once on his track and the success with which it is so 

 frequently — nay generally — accomplished. Mr. 

 Holley's coverts at Oaklands, Mr. Woollcombe^s at 

 Ashbury, Mr. Harris's at Beaworthy, Mr. Coham's at 

 Black Torrington, those of Messrs. Veale and Oldham 

 near Hatherleigh, and of Col. Arnold at Iddesleigh 

 are all staunchly preserved. A run over Broadbury is 

 by many accounted the finest thing of the west, rarely 

 failing to scatter the field or even lose many of them 

 for the day. 



Among the leading meets on the west of the Taw 

 are North Tawton Station, whence Barton Moor^ 

 Blacklands, and Crook Plantation may be drawn; 

 Sampford Courtney for New Plantation, Star Brake 

 and Babbicleave ; Brightley Bridge for Oaklands ; 

 Inwardleigh Village for Northwick Wood and Mr. 

 Riddaway's coverts ; Hatherleigh Moor for the Jacob- 

 stowe coverts, Hatherleigh for Pascoe ; Golden Inn 

 for Brakes and Bremridge Wood ; Ashbury for Mr. 

 Copp's brake ; Halwell Station for Stowford and 

 Foxholes Brakes ; Black Torrington for Coham Wood- 

 lands ; Stafford Cross for Stafford Brake and Brimma- 

 combe Wood; Leckington Cross, Winkleigh for 

 Lewesdon Moor_, Holeacombe and Chubhouse ; Bond- 

 leigh Moor for Yen Cohoe, Honey church, and Brews - 

 land Brake ; Tawbridge for Taw-green Plantation and 

 Brake ; Lymington Arms for Abboskham Moor and 



