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hound pack in the coointry, the hounds of which Mr. Lambert, 

 of Elringtoii, was Master between 1845 and 1850 being 

 harriers. This opinion was held by the late Mr. Joseph Lee, 

 of Land Ends, who was emphatic on the point that, though 

 a, fox was occasionally hunted, the original Hay don hunt wa^ 

 a harrier pack until Mr. Maughan came on the scene, and 

 whipped off hare to run fox. At this date one would think 

 this land similar questions to be of no' great moment, but, as 

 a matter of fact., I find there are many old, and some quite 

 young, sportsmen who' like to know exact particulars of the 

 hunting arrangements of a bygone generation. And a 'pro'pos 

 the Braes of Derwent hunting the Hesleyside country (now in 

 the Border Hunt), I may say — as is said in another place — 

 the answer is in the affirmative. Indeed, I am sorry that I 

 O'mittied whati was a somewhat important proceeding, but I 

 had iti in mind to ask Mr. John C'owen if he could give me 

 some particulars as to his father's (Colonel Cowen's) visits to 

 the Border country, and I have forgotten to do so. Neith-er 

 have I any references which I can consult on the matter; but 

 writing from memory I think Colonel Cowen used toi take his 

 pack to' the neighbourhood of Bellingham, for a week or more 

 at a time, during several seasons, and perhaps three or four 

 times in each season. I also think the period would be in the 

 late 'seventies and early 'eighties, or perhaps even a little later. 

 Anyhow, I went there twice and saw Colonel Cowen' s pack at 

 work in the moorland country. One meeti I went toi was at 

 Caimglasaenhope Plantation, and it snowed and rained all 

 day. I had stayed ati Bellingham overnight, and my chief 

 recollection of the day is that a high wind spoilt the sport, 

 but that hounds were busy all day. The other day I had in 

 that country involved a. start by a very early train from New- 

 castle. I was with the late Mr. J. T. Ramsey, whoi had 

 arranged for a couple of horses to meet us at Bellingham 

 station; they were not there when we arrived, and, tO' cut a 

 long story short, we had a long hunt for the horses, a long 

 ride before we found hounds, and we, personally, saw uo^ sport, 

 though hounds had been running for hours when we did find 

 them. I imagine the meets were fixed for an early hour, and, 

 anyhow, it was not a good plan tO' travel from Newcastle to 

 Bellingham on a hunting morning, though I rather fancy 



