CAPTAIN MARTIN E. HAWORTH 61 



Studdy of Waddeton Court, near Brixham, from 

 whose coverts the South Devon Hounds have had 

 many a good run. 



From 1840 to 1843, Haworth had been hunting 

 from Powderham a pack of harriers known as the 

 Devon Harriers. It was of these harriers that Sir 

 Henry Scale, in January, 1843, wrote from Haccombe^ 

 to Sir Walter Carew in the following terms : 



" I have now to tell you of the Devon Harriers and 

 their acts, which have caused a grand sensation among 

 your field. There are various reports. The truth is, 

 I believe, that Mr. Haworth drew Eastdon covert near 

 Mr. Eales's house, and found a mangey, weak fox, 

 which the hounds killed at Oxton." 



It was the old story of the foxhounds having a 

 larger country than they could properly contend with, 

 and Lord Devon had written only a fortnight or so 

 previously, asking whether it was the intention to 

 draw his coverts. He also wrote to the acting 

 M.F.H. immediately after the " mishap " to express 

 his regret at the occurrence. 



The incident caused a considerable stir at the time, 

 but was not repeated, and the troubled waters were 

 soon quieted by the tact and good temper displayed 

 by Sir Walter Carew and his deputy. 



When the country became vacant in 1843, Haworth 

 took it over and substituted for the harriers a pack of 

 foxhounds. These hounds were called " The Devon 

 Hounds," a name which, as we have seen,^ was the 

 formal title of the pack hunting this country as far 

 back as 1831. 



His whipper-in was Tom Clark, and his kennel lad 

 Charley Pike. The kennels, Mr. J. Gould Drew tells 



^ Sir Henry was at that time in charge of Sir Walter's hounds. See p. 43. 

 * See p. 45. 



