HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



formerly been with the East Kent, Lord Fitz- 

 william's, the Morpeth and the Cattistock, now- 

 accompanied his master to West Lothian, as hunts- 

 man, while Edward Cotesworth, who had gained six 

 years' experience with the Old Berkeley (West), 

 the Albrighton and the Goodwood packs, was en- 

 gaged as first whipper-in. 



When arrangements with the Hunt committee 

 had been concluded. Captain Cheape leased Gogar 

 House near the kennels, and made that his home 

 for a time. During the three years in which he 

 was in office, the strength of the pack was largely 

 maintained by drafts, the most important of 

 which, in point of numbers, were got from Sir 

 Bache Cunard and the Fitzwilliam, and the most 

 useful from the Blankney, the Atherstone, and 

 Captain Johnstone. In the summer of 1887 the 

 kennels at Golfhall held over eighty couples of 

 hounds, including the drafts then purchased, and 

 from these Captain Cheape and Beavan formed 

 the pack for the following season. Among the 

 draft hounds got from Sir Bache Cunard were 

 Dislocate (1887) by the Oakley Rhymer (1882)— 

 his Dimple (1883); his Beauty (1888) by Belvoir 

 Forecast— his Bertha (1882); and Rompish (1888) 

 by his Racer (1883)— his Rosslyn (1885), all of 

 which were afterwards bred from. The Blankney 

 bitches, although few in number, were noted for 

 their work, and their Fairy (1883) by Belvoir 

 Fencer (1880) — Blankney Beauty (1877), became 

 the dam of Grateful (1891), and thus a forebear 



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