38 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



between neighbouring hunts was popular. Thus in 

 1828 we find Mr. Bulteel's (now the Dartmoor) 

 meeting on the 5th and 7th November at Bella- 

 marsh and Duckaller respectively, on the latter 

 occasion scoring a run over Haldon to Chudleigh, 

 characterized in the journal as a " very slow " 

 one. In return, Mr. King's hounds met at Ivybridge 

 and Slade on the 26th and 28th of the same month. 

 This was probably the beginning of the Ivybridge 

 Week, which has been kept up to the present day. 



This season does not appear to have been a 

 remarkable one for sport in general. The following 

 are the only entries that seem worth transcribing 

 from the journal. It will be seen that in all these 

 cases a good point was made and a kill scored. 

 Other good runs are mentioned but no details given. 



" Nov. 17th, 1828. At Haccombe. Earthed ; dug 

 him out. 22nd. Turned out the Haccombe fox 

 on the Heathfield ; caught him in a stable at Teign- 

 mouth ; beautiful run." 



" Saturday, 7th March. At Aurora Wood. Capital 

 run to Holne Chace ; killed." 



" Sat. 21st March. At Yarner Wood. Found on the 

 Common ; beautiful run to Holne Chace ; killed." 



The last entry for the season is April 27th, when 

 they met at Buckland Beacon and apparently drew 

 the whole way to Stover before finding. 



The record of killed for the season is twenty-one 

 foxes, of which six were bagmen. Out of seventy- 

 five hunting days nine were blank. 



Mr. J. H. Ley of Trehill has in his possession 

 some doggerel rhymes, dated 1828, which shew that 

 the following were among the regular followers of 

 Mr. King's hounds on Haldon. Sir W. Carew ; Mr. 

 Hole of Parke ; Mr. Kitson of Shiphay ; Mr. W. 



