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to flock to the autumn hunting- in Exmoor, the re- 

 establishment of a pack of staghounds was a work of 

 extreme difficulty. The pack once established, how- 

 ever, the deer were carefully preserved, and the men 

 of Devon and Somerset began once more to take a 

 pride in the ancient and royal sport. Then strangers, 

 as has been said, came also, to many of whom the 

 hunting country is deeply indebted for support and 

 encouragement. But over and above all the first 

 supporters of the new pack, and the preservers, 

 whether landlords, yeomen, or farmers, of the red deer, 

 the existence of the Devon and Somerset pack is due 

 mainly to three gentlemen ; first and foremost to 

 Mr. Bisset, and after him to the Hon. Mark Rolle and 

 Mr. Froude Bellew. 



