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taken, made an appeal to sportsmen about that time 

 to send him some accounts of runs. 



Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, Feb. 6, 1847. 



" Thursday 28. — ^The Devon Hounds at the New Inn. — 

 We have just heard, on going to press,^ that these hounds 

 had a good run, and killed their fox, at Ingsden — weather 

 gradually improving. 



"The Devon Hounds met on Thursday last week, at the 

 New Inn. Found a fox near Bovey Heathfield, ran him 

 through the Stover Covers towards Bradley, where he was 

 headed ; back again through Stover, and away to Ingsden 

 Warren, where the gallant hounds ran into him : a very 

 good hunting run — weather improving. . . . 



" Beal-nam-bo." 



* Unfortunately the above Report did not reach us till Saturday 

 morning, and that was after we had gone to press ; but the " Week's 

 Epitome " of Sport is too well told to be lost. — Edit. 



Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, March 13, 1847. 



FOXHUNTING IN THE WEST. 



" Thursday. — The Devon Hounds met at Goodstone Gate ; 

 found instantly in Goodstone Plantation, going away at a 

 good pace to Sigford, running through Bagtor Wood on to 

 Bagtor Plantation, over the Moor, leaving Rippingtor to the 

 left, on to Haytor Down to Haytor Rock, thence over that 

 fine part of the Widdicombe Moors to Bun Hill and Honey 

 Bank, when it was thought he went to ground. The dinner 

 on this day, at the Golden Lion, Ashburton, was attended 

 by a very large party of sportsmen, Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., 

 in the chair, when the toasts of ' Success to Foxhunting,' 

 ' Long life to the Chairman ' and ' Preservers of Foxes in 

 this county,' were responded to with many a hearty cheer." 



Mr. Lane gave up the pack at the end of the season 

 1848-9. His eye for a horse appears to have descended 

 to his grandson, Sir Henry Hoare, Bart., who is often 

 to be seen judging in the show ring. 



