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by the Fife Hunt as formerly." It was also settled 

 that Cupar and Dunfermline should be the stations 

 for the twenty couple. The hounds were to go to 

 the latter town after the October meeting of the Fife 

 Hunt for as long as the gentlemen in that quarter 

 wished to have them, to Cupar till after the spring 

 meeting of the Hunt, and then finish up the season 

 in Forfar or any neighbouring county the committee 

 might appoint. So far, so good; but some hitch would 

 seem to have arisen in the Dunfermline country, as, 

 by a New Inn minute, the proprietors of coverts in 

 Clackmannan and Kincardineshire were begged not 

 to destroy foxes. Shortly after this a five years* 

 arrangement was come to with the Perthshire men, 

 through Sir David Moncrieff, to subscribe 480, and 

 have the two Cupars and Bridge of Earn as the prin- 

 cipal stations for the ensuing year. Towards the 

 close of the season of 1820-21, Captain Douglas 

 wrote to say that Lord Kintore was leaving the For- 

 far country, and that there was a wish in the county 

 to combine the hunts. The committee were accord- 

 ingly authorized to "confer with the gentlemen from 

 Angus," and, as Mr. lligg stated that " the game is 

 very scarce in Fife," the hounds hunted in Forfar 

 for the remainder of the season. 



In 1821, the two packs were united, and 

 two gentlemen from each county formed the 

 Coalition. Cabinet. The leading conditions ran 

 thus : ' f No covers to be drawn North of Lawrence- 

 kirk or West of Belmont ; and in case of a separa- 



