HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



to Belstane gorse, from which they ran at a great 

 pace by Aimville and across the Lanark road to 

 Little Vantage. Then they swept over Auchinoon 

 hill to Harper-rig and, crossing the Dean burn, 

 continued over Mid-hill and by Listonshiels and 

 West Bavelaw to Bavelaw Castle where, in conse- 

 quence of the fox having doubled, a breathing 

 space was given to horses and riders. But it was 

 a short one, and away went the pack over the 

 shoulder of the Black hill as if for Logan House, 

 wheeling from that in a big half circle and again 

 pointing for Bavelaw. Ewes and lambs, however, 

 intervened, and although hounds were now run- 

 ning for blood they were whipped off the line after 

 having travelled fast for two hours over a great 

 tract of rough country.^ But perhaps the best 

 run during Mr Menzies' mastership was that which 

 took place on the 25th of January 1887, when the 

 meet was at Ormiston hill. After a turn round 

 the covert on Selm's moor, hounds broke towards 

 Meadowbank, turned right-handed, and, crossing 

 the Lanark road and the water of Leith near 

 Haugh - head, went on over Buteland hill to 

 Listonshiels. Leaving the farmhouse on their 

 right, they rattled their fox through the West 

 Bavelaw coverts and continued along the ridge 

 of the Black hill, — Loganlee reservoir lying below 

 them, — past Logan cottage, through the covert on 

 Bell's hill, over Capelaw hill, down the glen at 

 Allermuir and by Bonally to Swanston, where they 



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