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command. With about forty-five couple of hounds 

 in Kennel he generally finds himself in a position to 

 take the field three days a week rather than the 

 promised five days a fortnight; so Tuesdays, Thurs- 

 days, and Saturdays seldom fail to see the pack at 

 work. No particular order as to the meets is observed, 

 the convenience of the country being the only guide. 

 Some of the leading fixtures are as follows : — On the 

 Lockerbie side, Castlemilk, Balgray, and Corrie Lodge 

 for the hill district, Lockerbie House (Mr. Johnstone- 

 Douglas^), Jardine Hall (Sir Alexander Jardine's), 

 and Halleath (Mr. Johnstone^s). In the south and 

 south-west areKinmount, Hoddam Castle, Com longon, 

 Whitecroft (the residence of Mr. A. Lyon, Hon. Sec. 

 to the Hunt) — the last being for Braehills, Car- 

 rutherstown Moss, &c. — and Knockhill for Brown - 

 moor. Towards Dumfries are Tin wald Downs, Rock- 

 hall, Ryemuir (Capt. Yorstoun's) and Marchmount, or 

 occasionally Dumfries itself. 



