ok, so I re-read Link to Hub, slower this time, and apparently the v*_ devices showing up on the "sender", or in my case "Old hub" is the norm. And I guess if you delete the v*_ device on the "sender" it renders the device on the "receiver" inoperable. Looks like I just have to put up with double devices on the "sender".
That being said I still can't change colors on my Hue bulbs using the device on the "receiver" hub. Any ideas?