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attempted to land, and hounds collared him, thus 

 earning their reward. 



At one time in the north, packs of rough hounds 

 were kept for hunting otter, marten, and foumart. 

 One of the last of these packs to hunt in the Lake 

 District belonged to the late Mr Fleming Green, 

 of Grasmere. Anthony Chapman, who was his 

 huntsman, and later hunted the Winderrnere 

 Harriers for many seasons, is still hale and hearty, 

 and delights in a " crack " about old times. 



Another well known Master in the north was the 

 late Mr James Lomax, of Clayton Hall, Great 

 Harwood, Lancashire. 



His " Otter-hunting Diary " contains an account 



of the sport he enjoyed from 1829 to 1871, and is 



most interesting reading. Like Bobby Troughton 



in later years, he bred a very perfect pack of 



hounds of the rough-coated type. In 1871 



rabies unfortunately broke out in his kennels, 



necessitating the destruction of all but three of the 



hounds. Being himself advanced in years, he 



made no attempt to start a new pack, despite the 



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