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been South Devon country, no other pack hunting 

 fox alone having drawn it since the days of George 

 Templer. In testimony of this, besides other evidence, 

 letters were put in from the following, comprising as 

 will be seen several former masters of the South 

 Devon : Sir Henry Scale, Mr. Lane, Mr. ^Vhidborne, 

 Mr. Westlake, Mr. Evan Baillie, Mr. J. Woodley of 

 Halsanger (a former master of harriers who admitted 

 hunting foxes by permission of the masters of the 

 South Devon), Mr. W. Hole, Mr. Alexander Moffat 

 (for many years secretary of the South Devon), Mr. 

 Henry Michelmore (another former secretary), Mr. 

 Edwin Tucker, Mr. John Wright, Mr. John Kitson, 

 Mr. Robert Vicary, Messrs. Tozer & Son (Ashburton), 

 Major Robert C. Tucker, The Rev. Fitzwilliam Taylor, 

 Mr. J. Pinsent, ]\Ir. Alexander Monro, William Derges, 

 Mr. Ross and Mr. Tanner. 



The result of the arbitration was promulgated in the 

 following memorandum : — 



"in re the south DEVON HUNT 



" Decision of the Committee of the Masters of Foxhounds 

 Association acting as Arbitrators between the South Devon 

 and Mr. Thomas's (Chagford) Hunts in reference to right of 

 Country. .. ^ p jj Association, 



Tattersalls, 



London, S.W. 



July 5th, 1900. 



" The Members of the Masters of Foxhounds Associa- 

 tion Committee, appointed as Arbitrators, having carefully 

 considered the statements made by the South Devon and Mr. 

 Thomas's Hunts, are of opinion that the Country hunted by 

 Mr. Thomas's hounds belongs solely to the South Devon Hunt. 

 (Signed) E. Park Yates, Chairman. 

 ,, Tredegar. 

 ,, H. H. Langham. 

 ,, Chesham." 



