266 THE SOUTH DEVON HUNT 



the competition was keen, the following kennels 

 being represented : Blackmore Vale, Mr. Scott 

 Brown's, East Devon, South Devon, South Dorset, 

 Eggesford, West Somerset and V.W.H. (Cricklade). 

 The South Devon won a first with Trophy, two 

 seconds with Viceroy, a second with Viceroy and 

 Benedict, a second with Speedy and Sunflower, and 

 a second with Gaylass and Gaily. Always, as Mr. 

 Brunskill says, not quite good enough to win, but 

 always quite good enough in their work. 



The pack averaged in number from forty-three 

 couple and a half to forty-six couple and a half. The 

 master kept up its strength by breeding extensively, 

 having recourse chiefly to the blood of the Brocklesby, 

 Badminton and Atherstone kennels and, later, that 

 of the Cattistock. 



At his first puppy- judging in February, 1908, 

 thirty-two couple and a half out of forty -two couple 

 put out to walk came under the eye of the judges, 

 Mr. Unwin (Tiverton) and Captain Kinglake (Taunton 

 Vale). Of these, nine couple were by the Brocklesby 

 dogs Dealer (1904) or Vanguard (1904). A good- 

 looking son of the latter, named Pirate, from Passion, 

 a charming bitch from the South Cheshire kennels, 

 took first prize for dogs. Lavender, by the Tiverton 

 Sportsman out of Likely from the Wentworth, was 

 considered the best of the bitches. 



Probably the best hound Mr. Brunskill bred while 

 he had the South Devon, was Viceroy (1911), by 

 Vagabond (1909). The last-named was by the 

 notorious Atherstone Villager (1902). Viceroy was 

 an excellent dog to hunt and, as has already been 

 seen, was no discredit to the kennel at a hound show. 

 Besides winning many prizes, he got a lot of good 

 whelps. Lord Furness of the York and Anisby 



