150 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



what of a character, but had an excellent reputation 

 as huntsman, came up at this juncture. He had 

 been thrown out, almost from the start, through not 

 knowing an inch of the country. He soon set matters 

 right and the stag going again, and the chase pro- 

 ceeded to Kingsteignton, where the stag was taken 

 (but not killed) in a brook in the orchard behind 

 Mr. Whidborne's stables. Mr. " Jemmy " Deacon, 

 in trying to collar the deer, was thrown down, and 

 was lucky to escape with a damaged shoulder. Mr. 

 Studd and Dan North were amongst those who rode 

 the run. 



The members of the field in this mastership were 

 much the same as in the previous one. The circum- 

 stances of Mr. Studd's resignation appear in the next 

 chapter. 



