HISTOEY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



E. — Star, not up. A famous ruu, Murray, Louis 

 Ferrier/ , ^ farmer Duncan, come up im- 

 mediately. Hislop^ and myself first. Granger 

 not far behind. Horses all tired. 



1808. Mar. 14. Cockle Eoy, Bowden, Mr Terrier's. Find 



south of Bowden, run through Bowden, by Muir- 

 avonside, west, and kill near the west end of Mr 

 Livingstone's young cover in the gill. Ploughboy, 



Major, Mr B. mare. A famous run — the fox 



got up at view and ran through several fields 

 without ever breaking view. 

 „ Oct. 1. Find at Bonny Hill two foxes. A number of 

 [hounds] tumble into an iron-stone pit. Lamb- 

 ton, Cruiser, Herdsman, and Strenuous killed. No 

 sport, not out. 



1809. Feb. 23. Try Eavelrig — round cover under it, find 



at Drumshoreland, fox stole away from north-east 

 corner large field, run across main lane to the 

 House of Amondell, by Illiston, Kilpunt, west 

 of Newliston and Humbie, to Duddingstone 

 wood, Duntarvie, and to ground Hopeton 

 wood — famous run. Large field, — Huntly,* Dal- 

 housie,^ M'Lean,^ Wallace,'' Murray, Binning,*^ 

 Davie M'Dowall.^ Hounds behave uncommonly 

 well. 

 „ Feb. 25. Eiccarton. Find at upper end, run east and 

 down the road to north end of cover, right over 



1 Mr Loiiis H. Ferrier, yr. of Belsyde. 



"^ Two words illegible. 



^ John Hislop, 1st whipper-in. 



* The Marquis of Huntly. 



^ The Earl of Dalhoiisie. 



' Major Maclean of Ardgour. 



' Mr James M. Wallace. 



8 Mr D. Monro Binning of Auchenbowie, Stirlingshii-e. 



9 Cai^tain David Macdowall, R.X., son of Mr William Macdowall 

 of Castle Semple. 



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