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where an excellent luncheon was provided for all comers. 

 After the usual coflfee-housing was over, a move was made to 

 the meadows, where a hare was at once found at Midton. 

 They went away at a great pace towards Caldrongill on to 

 High Landside, from this to the left to Low Landside, and 

 then down the hollow and up over Barnweill Hill. Here a 

 slight check took place, as the hare turned sharp to the left 

 down the road, and the hounds flashed over; but quickly 

 getting on the right line again, they raced away up the hill to 

 Craigie village, where she gave them the slip. The distance 

 the hounds went was about four miles, with only one check, 

 over the finest country in the world; and from the fact of Mr. 

 Ewen's pack consisting chiefly of draft fox-hounds, the pace 

 they went was tremendous, nothing but a well-bred one being 

 able to live with them. Found another hare near Fail, and 

 ran up to the monument, back down the hill, and killed — 

 thus finishing as fine a day's sport as any one could wish for. 



SPLENDID RUN WITH LORD EGLINTON'S 

 FOX-HOUNDS. 



With the exception of one or two small spins, these hounds 

 have had little or no sport this season. On Tuesday, however, 

 they had one of the best runs it has fallen to the lot of most 

 sportsmen to see. The meet was Tawthorne Toll. After 

 rattling them about a little in the morning, they found a real 

 good " 'un " in the Deane Covert. He broke over the road, 

 pointing straight for Kilmaurs Mains. " Go along," cries Cox; 

 " the beauties are streaming over the cream of the country, 

 and catch 'em if you can." And sure enough it was a cracker, 

 as they went almost straight as an arrow to Priesto^vn (the 

 best of them not being able to live with the hounds), where 

 we believe he was brought to hand. Distance from find to 

 finish, ten miles, with hardly what you would call a check. 

 Although the hounds had rather the best of it, his Lordship 



