HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



ran, nearly double," is perhaps a liberal computa- 

 tion, but the run must have been a long and severe 

 one for both hounds and horses, — one horse is 

 stated to have died at Bathgate from the effects 

 of it, — for the country rode deep, and the fences 

 were numerous.^ 



In the Stow country, which generally produced 

 stout foxes, much good sport was enjoyed, and 

 on the 16th of March 1874, a line hill run, with 

 a point of some seven or eight miles, took place. 

 From the crags at Craigend the pack went away 

 at best pace straight to Little Catpair, and cross- 

 ing the Cockum water, breasted Catpair hill. 

 Lauderdale seemed to be the fox's point, for a 

 mile and a half farther on hounds entered Berwick- 

 shire near Inchkeith, and leaving Inchkeith hill 

 on their right, turned away from Pilmuir, over 

 Bowerhouse, towards Collielaw. With the pace 

 unabated, Airhouse, Butterdean, and Channelkirk 

 were in turn reached and passed, and pressing 

 on by Kirtonhill and Glengelt, hounds pulled down 

 their fox in the open opposite Turflaw, " after a 

 splendid run of one hour and twenty minutes 

 over the stiffest and steepest of these hills, the 

 pace throughout, tremendous." The brush was 

 presented to Mr Milne of Faldonside, the oldest 

 sportsman present, who, it is stated, rode capitally 

 on his white mare, while Messrs Bertram, White, 

 Harpers, and Marks also went well, and after the 



1 'Edinburgh Courant,' 18th November 1873. 

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