26 FIELD AND FERN, 



Eden for the Eaglesham Gold Cup^[and as Mr. A. 

 Graham would not accept the challenge,, Mr. Geddes 

 took it up with Dusty Miller ; and Mr. Nightingale, 

 who first judged at Lyme in the November of ^32, 

 made his Scottish debut in the scarlet that day. 

 Eden the black dog was the fastest of the two, and 

 led in the first course till they crossed the Great 

 Northern Road ; but he was out of form, and Dusty 

 Miller did all the work when they reached the hill, 

 and won still farther the next time. 



Cambuslang has some very severe ground near 

 Gilbertfield on the slope of Dechmount Hill, half 

 way between Glasgow and Hamilton. It is famed 

 for its big and good hares, but they are hardly equal 

 to those at Eaglesham, which in point of antiquity 

 is quite the Ashdown of the West. It has a great 

 variety of ground and plenty of hill, and the big, 

 red-legged hares, whieh have a long way to travel for 

 food, played havoc with Waterloo, who was always a 

 bad killer. It was here that he won his match with 

 Young Carron, who led him over the grass. Then came 

 a bit of stiff plough, which was the yellow-and-white^s 

 great forte ; and Mr. Geddes, who made the match 

 for Young Carron, threw up his hands, and said, 

 " It's all over noio /" The conqueror had a terrible 

 course here, with the Marquis of Douglases Driver, 

 up and down one large field, Mr. Nightingale sitting 

 on his horse in the centre. Driver was fairly beaten, 

 and too glad to be picked up ; and Waterloo just 

 stumbled into the next field, and lay down. It was 



