AND STIRLINGSHIRE HUNT 



hounds which his diary contains, and the use of 

 such expressions as " hounds remarkably steady," 

 " instantly get hounds together," " hounds stream- 

 ing along," "hounds behave uncommonly well," &c., 

 show the lively interest which he displayed in them 

 and their work. His strong attachment to the 

 Hunt, and his sincere desire for its wellbeing, also, 

 are patent in the fact that in the year of his death, 

 and in those which followed until hunting in the 

 country was temporarily discontinued, his repre- 

 sentatives contributed to its funds a sum of no less 

 than £300 annually, in consequence of which he 

 may be said to have been the mainstay of its ex- 

 istence even after his death had taken place. His 

 remains having been laid to rest in the family 

 vault under the old church at Cramond, it behoved 

 the members of the Hunt to consider how affairs 

 were to be carried on ; for Lord Elphinstone had 

 not latterly taken an active part in the manage- 

 ment. Therefore were they summoned to an extra- 

 ordinary meeting at Linlithgow on Monday the 

 19th of February. No record of what took place 

 on that occasion has been preserved, but it would 

 seem that Lord Elphinstone agreed to continue to 

 act as master, either alone or in conjunction with 

 Mr William Murray, younger of Polmaise, until the 

 close of the season, when he should be relieved by 

 Mr Murray. A few days after this meeting, Mr 

 Ramsay's hunters were sold, and Ploughboy and 

 Restless, who had carried their owner through 

 many a " famous run," Cato, Charmer, Star, 



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