UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.___)*
Verity Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
92343C106
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement []. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership
of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).<PAGE>
CUSIP No. 92343C106 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Duncan-Hurst Capital Management Inc.
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 33-0403387
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1520
San Diego, California 92121
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
283,120
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
522,660
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
522,660
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.50%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
CUSIP No. 92343C106 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer
Verity, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
1550 Plymouth Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
Duncan-Hurst Capital Management Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business or, if none, Residence
4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1520
San Diego, CA 92121
Item 2(c) Citizenship
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
92343C106
Item 3 Type of Reporting Person
Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Benefically Owned 522,660
(b) Percent of Class 5.50%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 283,120
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote
(iii) Sole Power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 522,660
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition of
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class<PAGE>
CUSIP No. 92343C106 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following [].
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification
By signing below the undersigned certify that, to the best
of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.<PAGE>
CUSIP No. 92343C106 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 30, 1996
DUNCAN-HURST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.
By /s/ William H. Duncan, Jr.
_____________________________________
WILLIAM H. DUNCAN, JR.
Chairman <PAGE>
