Exciting Otter Hunt: Mr. Cheriton’s otter hounds met on Thursday morning at the back of the Railway Station, Newton, having been brought from North Devon by train. There was a very good attendance of sportsmen, amongst those present being the worthy master, Dr. Symons (Kingskerswell), Messrs. W. R. Hole, J. Pinsent, T. Mardon, W. Wood-Clarke, and others. They worked up the river Teign as far as Teignbridge, where they succeeded in dislodging a fine dog otter, and after showing some exciting sport for a couple of hours, he was gallantly pulled down in the stream near Fishacre. The otter weighs 18 lbs. …
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