108 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



lished on a firm footing. Mr. Westlake's popularity 

 was evidenced by a complimentary dinner given in 

 his honour at the beginning of the season by the 

 members and subscribers of the hunt, over fifty of 

 whom were present. Nevertheless the master had 

 his troubles, no less than three blank days being 

 registered in the Haldon country before Christmas, 

 due to restrictions as to drawing. For this he got 

 some amends in January, on a day from Haldon 

 Belvidere, when he ran one fox to ground after a fast 

 forty minutes and killed another after an hour's run. 



Among much good sport this season may be men- 

 tioned the following : November 9th, Canonteign. 

 Found in Snelling Copse and had a clipping forty 

 minutes to Botter and killed. November 26th, 

 Yarner. Found at once, ran to Pullabrook and 

 Lustleigh Cleave ; recrossed the river, and up over 

 the moor to the Rubble Heap, thence to Rippon Tor, 

 Bag Tor and Rora. A two-hours' run. Boaster and 

 Clamorous from Lord Poltimore's led most of the 

 way. December 4th, Heytree Gate. An old-fashioned 

 moorland run from Heathercombe Brake over Hamil- 

 don by King Tor and Shapeley Tor and over the 

 Moreton Road to Lakeland and Fern worthy. Thence 

 on over the moor towards Watern Tor, but, turning 

 at the North Teign, the fox passed close under 

 Sittaford Tor, leaving Stannon on his right, over 

 Merripit and to ground at the Stamping Mills at 

 Vitifer Mine. Thirty-two minutes only to this point. 

 The fox was quickly bolted and after another twenty 

 minutes was pulled down in the farmyard at Hatch- 

 well. The hounds were never cast throughout the run. 



The South Devon took part this year in the Ivy- 

 bridge Hunt Week, meeting at Marley. 



Before the season began, Mr. C. Wills, owing to ill 



