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big hanging coverts that he drew as quickly as he 

 could. At his well-known cheer, every hound would 

 fly to him like magic, and this explains the large 

 number of foxes that he yearly accounted for." 



When Mr. Westlake succeeded to the South Devon 

 in 1865, Sir Henry Scale once more withdrew to his 

 old country between Dartmouth and Kingsbridge. 



That Sir Henry was sixteen times Mayor of Dart- 

 mouth Hardness testifies to his popularity and to the 

 respect in which he was held. He died in 1897 at the 

 age of ninety -one. 



[A revival of hunting in " Sir Henry Scale's 

 country " took place in the year 1870, when Mr. 

 William Cubitt, residing at Fallapit, established a 

 pack of foxhounds there composed of drafts from the 

 Bicester and Lord Poltimore's, which he hunted at 

 his own expense. He is described as a capital sports- 

 man and a bold rider. The field on the opening day 

 comprised such men as Mr. John Bulteel, Sir Walter 

 Carew, Captains Uniacke, Twysden, Hazard, Stanley 

 Lowe, General Birdwood, Messrs. Holds worth. Wool- 

 combe, St. Aubyn, J. H. Square, H. R. Fortescue, 

 Hare, and Pitts, so that Mr. Cubitt would appear to 

 have been well received and supported. His pack, 

 known as " Mr. Cubitt's Hounds," also took part in 

 the Ivybridge Hunt Week at the end of the season. 

 Nevertheless, for some reason which does not appear, 

 the pack lasted only two seasons. 



In the spring of 1872 Mr. W. F. Brunskill under- 

 took to hunt the country vacated by Mr. Cubitt. 

 The consent of the landowners was obtained, a pack 

 was formed of drafts from the Blackmore Vale, Lord 

 Coventry's, the Heythrop, the Worcestershire and 

 other kennels, and Pattle, from the Earl of Shannon, 



