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noble owner of the pack was prevented by some important 

 business from making one of them. After a formal introduction 

 to Williamson, by Lord Elcho, and a slight glance at the pack, 

 we proceeded to business, the result of which I shall present to 

 you in two reports one from the Kelso Mail, and the other from 

 my own observation of it. 



" Duke of Bticcleuch's fox-hounds. This celebrated pack has 

 now for some time been in the field in this district, and from the 

 sport it has already afforded, there is every prospect of a most 

 successful season. On Tuesday last there was a splendid field 

 of sportsmen, including amongst their number most of the noble- 

 men and gentlemen at present hunting with Lord Elcho's fox- 

 hounds in Berwickshire. The sport on Tuesday has seldom 

 been surpassed. The hounds met at Stitchel, where they fourd 

 immediately, and after a short run down by Newton Don, and 

 Sydenham, foxey gave his pursuers the slip by taking refuge in a 

 conduit at Sydenham-lodge, and as it was found impossible to 

 induce him to resign his place, it was resolved to proceed forth- 

 with to East Gordon, where a gallant fox soon broke cover. 

 Reynard at first made for the moors, bending away at a slapping 

 pace by Rumbleton-law, threading the plantations to the east- 

 ward, away towards the moor by Hallyburton, with an evident 

 design of making for Dogden-moss, and a determination to try 

 the bottoms of the cavalry, several of whom were by this time 

 amissing. He then took down by the banks of the Blackadder, 

 towards Greenlaw-dean, where he crossed the water, and next 

 challenged his pursuers upon the high ground, while the number 

 of his enemies were gradually diminishing, red-coats and cock- 

 tails alike retiring from the contest. The gallant pack, however, 

 were not to be easily foiled ; they forced him again to cross the 

 water, when he made a determined push for Fogo Muir, and 

 when he skirted the cover at that place, the sportsmen were 

 becoming " few and far between ;" a few remaining who were 

 able to stand the pace and the very heavy country. The remnant 

 was not yet, however, done with their day's work. The gallant 

 fox was an out-and-ontcr ; disdaining to give up the contest 

 without another effort, he still led the field, in good style, down 

 by Angelrow, and Rochester, and after traversing the park of the 

 la'tter place, and trying in vain to obtain a place of refuge 

 amongst some of the buildings there, he was run into just as he 

 was about to present his card at the front door of Rochester- 

 house, after one of the severest runs that has been witnessed in 

 this part of the country. Few were able to stand the pace 

 and the country, and not more than half a dozen sportsmen, 



