74 FOXHUNTING ON LAKEIAND FELLS 



already possessed, and became Master of the 

 Cumberland Foxhounds. ' ' 



The famous song, " John Peel," was written by 

 Woodcock Graves, an mtimate friend of Peel. 

 Graves emigrated to Tasmania in 1833, and spent 

 the last years of his life there, far from the hunting 

 country of his younger days. 



John Peel was born at Grayrigg, and in later 

 years hved at, and hunted from, his cottage at 

 Ruthwaite. 



The hunting man desu'ous of having a few days' 

 sport on the fells, can take his choice of five packs, 

 i.e. the Ullswater, Coniston, Blencathra, Eskdale 

 and Ennerdale, and the Mellbrake. The Ullswater 

 hounds are kennelled at Patterdale ; nearest railway 

 stations, Penrith and Troutbeck (Cumberland). 

 Mr. W. H. Marshall, of Patterdale Hall, is Master, 

 and Joe Bowman is huntsman. Whipper-in, 

 B. Wilson. 



The Coniston are kennelled at Green Bank, 

 Ambleside ; nearest station, Windermere. Mr. 

 Bruce Logan, of " Westbourne," Bowness, is 

 Master, and George Chapman is huntsman. 



The Blencathra are kennelled at the Biddings, 

 near Threlkeld; railway stations, Threlkeld and 

 Keswick. Master, Mr. R. J. Holdsworth, Seat 

 Howe, Thornthwaite, Keswick. Deputy Master, 

 Mr. Andrew Anderson, Lair Beck, Keswick. 

 Secretary, Jonathan Harrj^man, Howe, Portin- 



