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Pole ; the Tremlett, under Sir John Shelley ; the 

 Exmoor, under Mr. Brunskill, and the Silverton, 

 under Mr. Pape, and I think also the Lamerton, have 

 at one time or another added variety to the Week. 

 These gatherings drew together the keenest men from 

 the several hunts, and there was just sufficient 

 friendly rivalry between them to bring out the best 

 qualities of all. It was a case of : 



" Eager and emulous only ; not spiteful, 

 Grudging no friend tho' ourselves he may beat, 

 Just enough danger to make sport delightful, 

 Toil just sufficient to make slumber sweet." 



At the beginning of the season 1902-3 certain 

 correspondence took place between the South Devon 

 Hunt and the Dartmoor Hunt with reference to the 

 Curtisknowle coverts and Woodleigh Woods, forming 

 part of the country formerly hunted by Sir Henry 

 Scale. Both hunts claimed these particular coverts 

 as within their borders. In the month of May 

 following, a meeting took place at Plymouth at 

 which were present, on behalf of the Dartmoor Hunt, 

 Mr. Martin and Mr. Mackworth Parker and Mr. 

 Crake the honorary secretary, and, as representing the 

 South Devon, Mr. Hext and Mr. W. Rendell. At 

 this meeting, Sir Henry Scale's letter of the 12th 

 August, 1846, referred to in an earlier chapter, ^ was 

 produced and also a letter of the 16th June, 1877, 

 from Mr. Hare of Curtisknowle to Admiral Parker. 

 The members of the Dartmoor Hunt relied on these 

 two letters as proving the claim of that hunt to the 

 country in question. An arrangement was arrived at, 

 and Mr. Singer hunted the country in question from 

 1902 to 1907. 



1 See p. 81. 



