116 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



A good and hard day in Ross's second season, was 

 the 14th December when he met at Reddaford Water. 

 Mr. W. J. Watts at that time lived at Yarner, and, 

 though himself one of the keenest of shooting men, 

 he was always a good preserver of foxes. Of a leash 

 in Yarner Wood the pack fortunately settled to the 

 right one, which took a line outward to Heytor, 

 crossed the valley to Hound Tor Rocks and round by 

 Swallerton Gate and Hedge Barton into the Widdi- 

 combe valley, where he was lost. While they were 

 drawing up the steep side of Hamildon, the fog came 

 down just as the pack hit a line on the crest of the 

 hill, and only five horsemen were near enough to 

 keep hounds in view. After going to Headland 

 Warren and back nearly to Heathercombe brake, 

 and making another short ring on the top of Hamil- 

 don, the fox went straight to Buckland Woods and 

 found sanctuary in the big earth at the junction of 

 the East and West Webburn. 



The pack met on the 18th December at Lindridge, 

 where high festival had just been held in celebration 

 of the coming of age of Colonel Templer's eldest son, 

 the present owner of Lindridge, Captain J. G. E. 

 Templer. A fox was found in Luton Bottom which 

 took a big ring by Ashwell, the Newtake and 

 Luscombe, then right-handed towards Teignmouth, 

 by the back of Bishopsteignton Village to the New- 

 take and Luton Bottom, and on to Well Covert, 

 Kingswood and Wood and then to Haldon, where he 

 was lost after a two-hours' run. 



Only a short record exists of a run from Heytree 

 Gate on the 21st December which is stated to be 

 " one of the finest moorland runs ever known with 

 the South Devon." No time is mentioned, but the 

 distance is given as about twelve miles. The fox was 



