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hands for eight-and-twenty years, and he brings up 

 four or five couple annually. He drafts about two 

 couple each season, and since the railway ran so near 

 him, he loses two couple on an average. Ten couple 

 form his regular pack. Soon after he commenced 

 hunting, he had a hound named Butler, which is still 

 spoken of as the crack of the district, for carrying a 

 cold scent down a road. Many of the hounds are 

 kept by the neighbouring farmers ; and when Mr. 

 Crozier went into his yard, and wound his horn for 

 the hunt, the unfailing Butler was the first to come 

 cantering up, Threlkeld way, waving his stern with 

 delight at the prospect of another day's fun on the fell. 

 Clasher, Blueman, Briton, Ruffler, Tilter, and Brewer 

 were all good hounds : the last-named would gene- 

 rally lead in his day ; and white Rally, Ruby, Fairy, 

 Young Fairy, and Cruel supported the honour of their 

 sex. 



The pack meet between eight and nine o'clock in 

 the winter ; but from February to May, which is the 

 regular fell season, they cast off at daylight or soon 

 after. Up to Christmas they hunt hares in the vales ; 

 but if they do strike the line of a fox, they never 

 refuse to give him a run for his life. Foxes are often 

 found on Carrock, The Dodd, Castlerigg Fell, Wallow 

 Crag near Derwent Lake, the Armboth Moor, and 

 Naddle Rocks, Barfe, as well as Braithwaite and the 

 Newland Fells, and in Brundholme Wood occasionally. 



The best runs and the largest number of kills are 

 on Skiddaw. Carrock is a great hunting ground ; 

 but its foxes are very hard to kill, as there are so 

 many strong bields or rock earths. Of late years 

 Castlerigg and Wallow Crag have been surer finds 

 than of yore. The foxes are generally dug out when 

 it is practicable, as the farmers have been made 

 anxious about their lambs ; but there are many places 

 whence they cannot be dislodged, unless the terriers 

 are up before they have had time to get their wind 



