HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



Kenfrew, Ayr, Lanark, Dumbarton or Dumfries, — 

 probably the former — and Stirling. The hounds 

 had three kennels, one of which was situated at the 

 mouth of the Doon in Ayrshire, another at Cathcart 

 near Glasgow, and the third at Motherwell, Cap- 

 tain Baird had undertaken the management of the 

 pack in the year 1822, but after acting as master 

 for two seasons, retired in favour of Mr James 

 Oswald of Shieldhall, who in turn gave place to 

 Lord Kelburne in 1826. When Captain Baird took 

 the hounds, it would seem that they were not in 

 the best possible form, but through the care and 

 attention which he bestowed on them during his 

 mastership, a great improvement was effected.^ 

 This is borne out by the account of the run already 

 referred to. 



"On Saturday, the 10th April [1824], Captain 

 Baird's Hounds had a fine day's sport. The place 

 of meeting was Armadale toll-bar, on the Glasgow 

 road, where they immediately found a fine fox, 

 with which they went away at a killing pace, 

 towards the village of Bathgate, upon nearing 

 which, he turned to the left, through Mr Marjori- 

 banks', of Marjoribanks, grounds, for Wallhouse 

 craig, where being headed, he gallantly faced the 

 Bathgate hills, and skirting the numerous lime 

 quarries, disdained all the earths. Here he turned 

 short to the left, and crossing Hilderston hill, he 

 ran through Witch-craig wood, the west parks of 

 B'ormie, and continuing in a north direction as far 



1 ' Sporting Magazine,' January 1825. 



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