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position and large landed interests ; but these, of 

 themselves, will not go far, especially in Devonshire, 

 without a personality that commends itself to the 

 country-side. This Sir Walter Carew possessed, and 

 in addition he was a sportsman of the highest order. 

 Mr. Harris^ attributes the rescue of the sport from 

 extinction at a critical period to the exertions and 

 support, under every difficulty, of Mr. Trelawny, 

 Sir Walter Carew and Sir Henry Scale. He also 

 places Sir Walter as second only in successfully 

 crossing a country to the gallant Tom Phillips in 

 these words : 



" Perhaps the next best to him — yes, certainly, 

 the next best in singleness of purpose and deter- 

 mination in taking a line, was Walter Carew, the 

 present baronet." 



And to him was allotted one of the stalls in St. 

 Hubert's Hall before mentioned- with the motto 

 Animo non astutid. Flask, by Smuggler, and 

 Arlington were two of his best hunters. 



Sir Walter had two seats, namely, Haccombe, on 

 the south side of the lower reaches of the River 

 Teign, some three miles from Ne^^i;on Abbot ; and 

 Marley, near Brent. He had kennels at both places, 

 but the pack was usually quartered at Haccombe, 

 the kennels at Marley being used on the occasion of 

 temporary visits to that side of the country. 



Sir Walter Carew greatly distinguished himself in 

 the hunting fields of Warwickshire and Leicester- 

 shire, where he hunted after giving up his own pack 

 in South Devon. Even before this, he used to pay 

 visits to the Shires, and during one whole season, 



* LetUre on the past and present Foxhounds oj Devonshire. 



* See p. 22. 



