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from Westerlands and Miss Frost from Torquay are 

 both very keen. Mr. J. S. Trelawny really " belongs '* 

 to the Dartmoor, but is also a member of the South 

 Devon and joins that pack when it meets within 

 reach of him at Buckfastleigh ; and Mr. G. L. Bailey 

 from Bovey and Mr. S. Simpson are helpful new- 

 comers to the hunt. 



There are several reliable men in the hunt who let 

 out hunters. As they all hunt themselves, they know 

 the sort of horse required and how to get him into 

 condition. W. Holman of Torquay is probably the 

 veteran, yet his nerve is as good as that of his son, 

 Frank, while his weight and figure seem to remain 

 as they were thirty and more years ago. The Grist 

 family have also been settled at Torquay for a great 

 number of years. The brothers R. J. and J. C. 

 Collings are the present partners in a very old- 

 established business at Exeter. F. Bulley and J. 

 Fairweather and F. Davies of Newi:on Abbot, W. E. 

 Cawdle of Torquay and E. W. Pomeroy of Teign- 

 mouth complete the list. 



We have now traced the history of the South Devon 

 Hunt through its varying fortunes down to the 

 present day. The history, however, would be in- 

 complete without a brief word as to neighbouring 

 hunts operating within the borders of the South 

 Devon. 



This country at present is far too extensive to be 

 capable of being adequately hunted by one pack, and 

 the shrinkage that is taking place in all hunts, due to 

 the growth of towns and other causes, works but 

 slowly in South Devon. Meanwhile, the advantage 



