208 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



C.B., alias Triangle, came down and stepped on Collings' 

 foot. Meanwhile, I had slipped in to the hounds and found 

 they had killed, and not run to ground as we thought. We 

 picked up the mask, brush and one pad. It was then 4.55, 

 and we had found at 3.30. Old Derges turned up, carry- 

 ing Teaze the terrier ; and later on Sol Tozer arrived and 

 had the mask. I still have the brush, a wretched mean 

 looking one. It was a little vixen, barren of course. 



" I always say that, from my point of view, considering 

 the bad start I had, etc., it was the most satisfactory run I 

 ever rode. But I do not rank it as quite in the same class as 

 my Eastdon Tor — Batworthy run."^ 



Towards the end of the season 1890-1 Dr. Gaye 

 formally tendered his resignation, but eventually 

 withdrew it on the understanding the subscription 

 should be raised from £450 to £600. 



In the month of May, 1891, Mr. Studd, who had 

 been hunting the Haldon side of the country — his 

 pack was then known as the " South Devon (Exeter 

 Division) " — definitely retired. ^ Meetings were held 

 in Exeter, at one of which the chairman, Mr. J. H. 

 Ley of Trehill, explained that, under the arrangements 

 entered into when the country was first divided, it 

 was open to Dr. Gaye, if he chose to do so, to claim 

 the Haldon side of the country vacated by Mr. Studd. 

 Dr. Gaye then formally announced his intention of 

 hunting the reunited country five days a fortnight, 

 giving one day a week at least to the Haldon side, 

 provided a subscription from that side of £300 

 a year was forthcoming. If the subscription should 

 not reach that figure, he would hunt the Haldon 

 side as and when he could, according to the amount 

 actually subscribed. 



As a matter of fact, Gaye proceeded to hunt the 



1 In Mr. Singer's mastership. See p. 256. ^ See p. 172. 



