96 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



was engaged as huntsman. Cubhunting was actually 

 started ; but, before the regular season opened, the 

 master found himself compelled to abandon the idea, 

 and the hounds and horses were sold at Totnes on the 

 24th October, 1872. The former, comprising twenty- 

 six couple and a half, realized two hundred and 

 thirty-six guineas, and the latter, nine hunters and 

 three carriage horses, eight hundred and sixty-four 

 guineas. Mr. Whidborne bought for the South 

 Devon two lots of hounds of three couple and a half 

 each, one for thirty-eight guineas and the other for 

 forty-four guineas. Of the horses, the highest price 

 fetched was a hundred and twenty-two guineas.] 



