APPENDIX I. 



1808. 

 Nov. 17. Bowden. Find at Torphichen bridge, a brace, run one 

 to ground south of Torphichen village, take him 

 out, turn him down two miles west of Muiravonside, 

 run by Livingstone's long cover, past signal -post, 

 down to Redden, by Genl. Maxwell's : give it up 

 near Grangemouth, cold, bad scenting. 



19. Meet at kennel, try blae wanders, covers south of Genl. 

 Maxwell's, Almond Castle, Muiravonside, don't find. 



22. Meet at Kinneil gate. Find behind Mr Cadell's at 

 Grange, run south, and east towards Binns, west by 

 Carriden, to ground where we found him, good 

 sport. Try all the young covers opposite Mr Living- 

 stone's, find at Avonton — an old dog-fox, kill him in 

 the cover. 



24. Meet at Mr Hamilton's cover south of Cockle Roy, 

 find, have a sharp burst to Bowden and kill, find 

 another in a cover west of Torphichen bridge, chop 

 him in the cover — one of the foxes which were 

 turned out last year. 



26. Meet at Col. Duncan's, find at Bonny Hill, a good run 

 over ironstone pits, west by Underwood, Castle 

 Cary, kill in Dunns wood. 



30. Meet at Red Burn Brig, find and chop in Graham's 

 Dyke — Tom Granger ill. 

 1809. 

 Jan. 31. Meet at Laurieston kennel, find in Mr Johnston's small 

 cover close by his house, run east, back through 

 Genl. Maxwell's wood, by West Quarter, through 

 Callendar wood, down to blae wanders, south by 

 Ridden, through Genl. M.'s wood, to ground in sandy 

 bank opposite the Genl.'s gate. 

 Feb. 2. Meet at Grange, try all the banks opposite Mr Living- 

 stone's. Blank. 



14. Duntarvie, Pardovan, Philipstone loch. Find at Dundas, 

 run about the hill some time, kill in a farmyard 

 north of the east gate — no sport. 



16. Find a brace at Corstorphine hill, run one to ground 

 at Leny. Find another there, run a long time in 

 cover, to ground also — very high wind. 



18. Find at large cover Drumshoreland muir, run south 

 by Almondell, cross the bridge. Lady Morton's Lime 

 Kills, lose him at Bonnington, dreadful high wind. 



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