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found the cream of the entry were Furrier's. He began with 

 sixteen couple, and politeness induces sportsmen always to give 

 the ladies the preference. We will give the names of the cream 

 of 'em: — Dewdrop by Dexter out of Gossamer, Legacy by 

 Leveller out of Rarity, Malady by Driver out of Milliner, and 

 Racket and Rally by Furrier out of Ruby. Worth going five 

 hundred miles to see. Next come the dogs: — Duster by Dexter 

 out of Gossamer, Factor by Furrier out of Frolic, Lucifer by Lord 

 Poltim ore's Roman out of Lively. Roman was one of the 

 three couple that was sold at Lord Poltimore's sale, and pur- 

 chased for £600 by Major Brown. Racer, Random, and 

 Ringwood, by Flyer out of Reckless. With regard to the old 

 hunting entry, I will reserve my account for another edition 

 of your paper. During the cub-hunting season the scent has 

 been bad; but hunting six days a-week. Cox has added thirty- 

 nine brace of noses to the kennel door. They have had one or 

 two good day's sport since the stubble was cleared. The 

 last day's cub-hunting the dog pack found a litter of 

 cubs in the Dean's, had forty minutes, and killed. Took 

 another cub away, and ran into him in twenty-five 

 minutes. Found an old dog fox up the Crawfordland 

 Water. Went away to Grass Mill, and on over a splendid 

 country to Tour, leaving Kilmaurs on the left, to Stewarton, 

 where they ran into him in the open — a fast twenty-five 

 minutes. 



Cassillis, Friday, Nov. 7th (Dog pack). — Drew Blairbowie 

 and Main's Wood blank, but found near Boreland Glen. 

 Went away, leaving Skeldou House on the right by Venston 

 to Torr Hill, then leaving Guiltriehill Wood on the right he 

 was run to ground at Millsmuir Glen — a brilliant forty-five 

 minutes. The Marquis of Ailsa, Lady Julia Follet and 

 her sister, Mr. Oswald, Mr. W. Baird, Captain Hay 

 Newton, Mr. Ewen, and the Laird of Guiltriehill went well 

 throughout. 



Nov. 10. — Met at Aiket Castle. Bitch pack : found at 

 Lainshaw; he faced the open in the direction of Busby, and 

 leaving Kilmaurs Mains on the right, went by Langsids to 

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