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more businesslike footing than it had ever occupied 

 since the pack became a subscription one. New 

 kennels were built, the committee was strengthened, 

 a sub-committee was appointed to look after minor 

 details, and a proper damage fund was estab- 

 lished. 



The master was a thorough sportsman and very 

 popular, and the sport he shewed was consistently- 

 good and often brilliant. As a result, the fields 

 increased in number and the subscription list in 

 amount. The Doctor's mastership was an unqualified 

 success. 



Dr. Gaye was one of three brothers, all of whom 

 distinguished themselves in their respective careers. 

 The eldest was Major-General Gaye, who lived at 

 Tor Newton, and with his daughter. Miss Gaye, 

 hunted regularly with the pack. The youngest was 

 Brigade- Surgeon A. C. Gaye, who, under the racing 

 name of " Mr. Herbert," was for more than twenty 

 years one of the best known and most successful 

 gentlemen-riders in India, where he won many good 

 races both on the flat and across country and per- 

 formed some remarkable feats of endurance in the 

 saddle, covering great distances to enable him to 

 indulge his passion for race riding.^ 



Dr. Gaye himself had for many years been in active 

 practice as a medical man at Newton Abbot and was 

 well known in the district. He was one of the oldest 

 members of the South Devon Hunt and was well past 

 middle age when he took on the hounds. 



The terms agreed upon between the new master 

 and the committee were : a guaranteed subscription 

 of £450 and the committee to pay all gratuities to 



^ An interesting account of his racing career appeared on the 6th August, 

 1887, in the Civil and Military Gazette published at Lahore. 



