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Macdonald from Kingskerswell, Dr. Raby from 

 Totnes and Dr. Laurie, a frequent visitor from the 

 Mid-Devon. 



Torquay has always put a contingent in the field 

 which frequently included a visitor or two anxious 

 to see a little of Devonshire hunting. Among the 

 regular followers from that town were : Mr. Cassavetti 

 (in Dr. Gaye's time), whose flask of cold beef-tea 

 must have been only less uninviting than Hugo 

 Meynell's famous tincture of rhubarb ; Major Har- 

 greave, always in front ; Mr. H. M. B. Ripley, already 

 mentioned ; Mr. C. Tayleur and Mr. Engelhardt, the 

 best-turned-out man in the hunt and, for his weight, 

 one of the best to go. Mr. Engelhardt was also a 

 first-rate four-in-hand coachman ; I should say, with- 

 out exaggeration, one of the best of his day, and 

 thoroughly versed in all the details of coaching. The 

 road-coach that he ran daily through the summer 

 about the year 1892 from Torquay to Exeter and 

 back, with changes at Newton, Teignmouth and 

 Starcross, was perfection. 



From Paignton came Messrs. A. M. Singer and 

 W. M. G. Singer and Mr. H. S. Kruger, no relation, 

 by the way, to Oom Paul. 



There were also Mr. B. D. Webster, for ten years 

 master of the Haldon Harriers, to whom is due the 

 credit of putting that pack on a firm footing ; and 

 Mr. Mark Ball, its present master ; Messrs. J. J. 

 Cross, one of the keenest and best ; S. Hacker, 

 C. Henley, G. F. Kellock, now joint-master with Mr. 

 C.J. Swears of the Dart Vale Harriers ; Godfrey Lee, 

 T. Maye, W. Rendell, W. J. Phillips, J. Fletcher 

 Robinson, Rogers, the relieving-officer at Ashburton, 

 and Farmer John Hopkins, both strong allies of 

 ColHngs' ; H. S. Steele, who on his chestnut could 



