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again, the hounds ran briskly to Craigsanquhar, and, 

 taking a line over the stiff walls in that quarter, bent 

 round by Fingask to the wood at the curling pond. 

 Hereabouts we must have started a second fox, for 

 with a hot scent we ran a brace to Foodie, where 

 one went to ground. The huntsman dismounted, 

 thinking the run was over, and a spade was sent for, 

 when some of the hounds were seen running hard on 

 the west side. ' On you go, and kill the other fox ! ' 

 exclaimed our veteran Master ; and although by this 

 time most of the horses had already had enough of 

 it, on we went. Those who could, galloped ; those 

 who could not, trotted after. From Foodie we ran 

 quite straight and without a check past Cairnie 

 Lodge and Pitbladdo, till within a mile of the 

 Mount, which evidently was Reynard's point ; but, 

 being hard pressed, he turned sharp to the south, and 

 was finally run down in the middle of Cupar Muir 

 quarry, not far from Springfield. We found at 11.30 

 a.m., and it was an old dog fox that we killed at 

 Cupar Muir at 3,30 p.m. For the last forty-five 

 minutes the hunt was very hot, and was without a 

 check. Amongst those present at the meet we 

 observed Mr. Rigg, Mr. Christie,. Mr. A. Gillespie, 

 Mr. D. Carnegie, Mr. J, Carnegie, Miss Millar, Mr. 

 T. Richmond, Mr. Walker, and Miss Wedderburn, 

 Birkhill, on a pony." 



27th March, 1882. — I went up to York to stay 

 with Jim Babington. The i6th Lancers were 

 quartered there. They had a regimental steeple- 

 chase on the 29th. George Fox mounted me next 



