168 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



Reference has been made to the sport shewn on the 

 Haldon side during the first season of the period 

 covered by this chapter, and it will be sufficient to 

 refer to one or two of the best days of the remaining 

 seasons. 



On the 3rd November, 1887, what was described as 

 an " extraordinary " run took place from Pocombe 

 Bridge, Lower Fordlands Covert providing the fox. 

 They ran by Ide Village and over Rose Bridge Farm 

 to Pocombe Bridge, Westwood Farm and Cotley 

 Wood, turning then to the right and crossing Cuttridge 

 and Bond House Farms, on to Traveller's Rest and 

 over EndtoAvn Farm and straight away to White- 

 stone Woods, where they killed. 



Another, a fast fifty-five minutes ending with a 

 kill, occurred on the next following hunting day, 

 7th November, a Kiddens fox taking the pack at a 

 great pace over the country around Whiteway, 

 Ashton, Trusham, Ranscombe and Farley, and finish- 

 ing by Chudleigh Station. This was followed by 

 another good run and a kill on Haldon in the after- 

 noon. One capital hunt was brought off in a blinding 

 snowstorm on the 17th February from Powder ham, 

 but the snow at last put an end to the run. 



The season 1888-9 was marked by some specially 

 good days. On Boxing Day, despite bad weather, 

 there was a rare scent all day, and, not content with 

 killing one fox and earthing another, both after good 

 runs, Mr. Studd found a third late in the day and 

 killed him by starlight near Matford after a good hour 

 and a quarter in the open. 



The 14th January was another day worth record- 

 ing, two foxes getting to ground at the Round O, the 

 first going straight there from Luton Bottom, the 

 pace being very fast ; and the second, found near the 



