64 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



Kennford. Powderham Saw Mills. 



Killerton Lodge. Round O. 



Kingskerswell. Sandy Gate. 



Lindridge. Shiphay. 



Luscombe. Stover Gate. 



Mamhead. Thorns. 



Ogwell. "\"Miiteway. 



Oxton. "Windy Cross. 



Parke House, Bovey. Winslade House. 

 Peamore. 



It will be seen that long distances had to be 

 covered to reach some of these fixtures. The distances 

 home were in many cases still longer. But the 

 Captain was as keen as mustard. This is shewn by 

 the first entry in his diary, which records his cover- 

 ing, in company with his hounds, the fourteen miles 

 from the kennels to Bridford by 5.30 a.m. ; and it is 

 easy to see from the rest of the entries that there was 

 no abatement in his energies throughout his term of 

 office. 



Although an occasional blank day is recorded, the 

 country was e^^dently well stocked with foxes on the 

 whole, a circumstance which no doubt led to the 

 abandonment of the practice of hunting bag-foxes. 

 For, though a few such instances occurred in his first 

 season, when the master mentions that he " shook 

 a fox," the old system was not kept up once the need 

 for it had ceased. 



Several excellent runs occurred in Haworth's first 

 season, and also many very hard days creditable 

 ahke to hounds and huntsman. The master even 

 had the satisfaction of shewing in his first season 

 what may be classed as a record run, namely, on the 

 1st February, 1844, the fixture being Lindridge. 

 After forty minutes to ground in the morning, a fox 



