AND STIRLINGSHIKE HUNT 



on the 20th of the month, with Torphichen bridge 

 as the place of meeting, hounds raced after their 

 fox from a young covert near Craigend in StirHng- 

 shire, to Parkhall, swung right-handed through 

 Vellore, and ran on to Muiravonside. Crossing 

 the Avon at Carribber, they continued througii 

 Lochcote, over Simpson's hill, through Cathlaw, 

 and into Cairnpapple, up to which point they 

 were hterally unattended, for the Hunt servants 

 and the field had been unable to get away with 

 them when they first broke. Now, however, a 

 few riders who had struggled on, joined in just 

 in time to see them emerge on the south side of 

 the covert, and go away over Johnston's hill to 

 Ballencrieff Mains. Swinging left - handed, and 

 crossing the Bathgate and Torphichen road a 

 little to the north of the Crinkle Brig, they ran 

 the low lands of Hilderston and Broompark to 

 the Moss plantation below Wallhouse, turned 

 through Wallhouse park, and traversing Wallhouse 

 craigs, regained Cairnpapple, where the chase was 

 abandoned, — hounds having run continuously for 

 about three hours, and covered a great extent of 

 stiff country.^ 



These few instances may suffice to show that 

 the sport enjoyed at this time was good, and 

 while no doubt a share of the credit was due to 

 the huntsman, the greater part of it must be 

 accorded to the master. For Captain Sandilands 



1 Newspaper cutting in scrap - book which belonged tu the kite 

 Colonel Gillon, in the possession of ^Mr Andrew Gillon, Edinburgh. 



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