The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

The Moors and Forests in the North.

(Front the _Banfshire Journal.)
The season promises to be as favourable for the
sportsman as it has hitherto been for the agricul-
turist. The fine dry summer has been greatly in
favour of the young broods, which aro reported
to las strong and healthy, and the coveys gene-
rally large. We have heard much less of disease
this year than formerly. Sportsmen have had
fine weather, and, as will be seen, they have been
making good bags.
On the Banffshire moors very good sport has in
general been had. On the 12th, at the Black-
water shootings, his Grace the Duke of Richmond
and Mr. Cox had 314 brace grouse; on Thurs-
day, 46 brace, 5 ducks, and a hare ; and on
had,Friday,on
211-, brace. Lord March and Mr. Vivian
3theblr2stobe, 1540 brace
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Friday, had 154 brace grouse, a snipe, aonfd
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Weimar His Serene Highness Prince Edward
Weimar and Lord Coventry shot together on the
12th, 13th, and 14th. On the opening day they
bagged 28 brace grouse; on Thursday, 374 brace;
and on Friday, 303 brace, besides snipes and hares.
On the Ballindalloch moors, Sir George M'Pher-
soa Grant, Bart., bagged, on the 12th, 231; brace
grouse, a brace of snipes, and 5 harm Same day,
and on same moors, in another quarter, Mr. Pock-
lington brought down 18 brace of grouse before
luncheon, and before the day closed had bagged 433
brace, a snipe, and 4 hares. Oa Friday, Sir George
and Mr. Pocklington shot over the same moors,
and begged 284 brace grouse, a brace of snipes,
and 4 hares.
The deer being in excellent condition this year,
Lard H. Bentinck killed six beautiful stags in Glen-
avon before the 12th, one of them weighing upwards
cf 17 stone. On each of the 12th and 13th he bagged
upwards of 50 brace grouse, two brace black game,
and hares. On Friday last week he shot two fine
stags right and left. On Saturday he brought down
two fine stags with one shot. Mr. H. Frederick
Walker was out on the Glenavon moors on the 12th,
13th, and 14th, making on each day fair sport. On
the 13th he had 264 brace grouse. Lord Henry
was to leave Glenavon yesterday
,for the Derry
Shootings, Braemar.
On the Carron moors Mr. W. Grant, of Carron,
had on the 12,h 104 brace; Captain Slack 83
brace. The birds were found to be large and in good
condition, but scarce. Major Powell on the Allachie
moors, attached to the Aberlour Hotel, had on the
12th 104 brace grouse. On the 11th and 14th he
had each day a tine salmon and a grilse in the Spey.
The keeper at Aberlour House killed on the 12th
16 brace grouse. On the 13th, Dr. M'Pherson,
Aberlour House, killed a fine salmon of 10Ibs. in
the Aberlour waters.
On the Lesmnrdie moors, on the 12th, Messrs.
Keir and M'Kerzie, in about four hours, commenc-
ing past noon, bagged 33 brace of grouse, and on
the 13th had 23 brace. The birds are healthy and
strong, but owing to the heavy rains that fell
among the mountains on the 11th, they are shy,
and numbers are in packs.
On the Beldorney moors, Mr. J. W. Grant, of
Beldorney, and Lieut.Sicupson,younger,of Cobairdy,
bagged on the 12th, after 11 in the forenoon, 41
brace of grouse and 7 hares. On the Glenmarkie
ground, Mr. D. F. Dempster and Mr. J. Steel killed
61 brace. On Drummuir, Major G. Duff and party
bagged on the 12th 37 brace. Oa tne Arndilly
MOOTS, the Messrs. Williams were only out for an
hour and a half on the 12th, and bagged 10 brace.
In the Keith district, Mr. Clellond, of Stormont
Castle, Belfast, and who has Mr. Gordon'a shooting
lodge, with the Earl of Fife's moors thereto at-
tached, killed on the 12th 20 brace of grouse and
half a dozen hares. Mr. Garnett,- of the Earl of
Seafield's shooting lodge, was same day in the Bal-
loch, with fair sport. &nee the opening day they
have been chiefly fishing in the Spey and the Isla.
In Aberdeenshire, very good sport has been got. The
Prince of Wales, on the Gairnsheilhill, had 97 brace of
grouse. On the Corndavon shootings, on the 10th, Captain
Leland killed a flee stag of 15 points. Mr. Forbes and
party, including Sir T. Moncreiffe, Bart,, Mr. W. Mon-
creitfe, and Mr. Geo. S. Forbes, of Aslown, bagged on the
moors of DelnadampL, Corgarff, during 12th and 13th, 250
brace of grouse. Birds were wild, but in good condition, and
no appearance of disease. Mr. S. J. Brown and party had
good sport on the moors of Skellater. On the Inveernan
moors, Mr. L. Strcng ane friend Dad excellent sport on 12th
and 13th, and found the coveys of grouse numerous, and the
young birds generally well grown, and also found that one
side of the ground, which was quite thinned by disease in
1361, has now a plentiful stock on it. At Deskryshiel,Mr.
W. B. Collman and Mr. T. P. Heywood bagged on the
12th, after 9 a.m., 53 brace of grouse and 6 hares; birds
wild and stnag.
Col. Leith Hay, Leith Hall, bagged to his own gun, on
the 12th, 27 brace. Birds were strong, and large coveys.
Capt. Whittingstall, at Wardhouse, in a few hours, bagged
20 brace on the 12th. Mr. Garrow, gamekeeper to Sir H.
P. Gordon, Bart , Knockespocks, had 38 brace.
At Clashnadarroch shootings, Messrs.Donnington,Speke,
Peel, and Kirkpatrick, on the 12th, bagged 52 brace grouse,
and, on the 13th, 42 brace. At Bogenclough shootings,
Sir H. Pqwlet and party bugged, on the 12th, 40 brace;
13th, 45 brace; 14th, 22 brace. At the Cabrach, Mr. J.
hares,
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1., on the 12th, had 51 brace, and, on the 13th, 36 brace.
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the 13th, 20 brace.
On the New Pitsligo moors, Provost W. Milton, of St.
Andrews, and Mr. It. Berry, Edinburgh, bagged on the
12th 6,1 brace grouse and a duck. On the Auchmedden
moors, Major-Gen. Brown, C. 8., Topton Hall, Northum-
barland, and Col. Dalmain, Jersey, were out only on the
12th a few hours, but bagged 13 brace grouse and 1 hare
On the Brucklaymore moore, Capt. W. D. Fordyce, yr , of
Brucklay, and party bagged in a few hours 16 brace, .and
had very exciting sport. The birds are everywhere through-
out Buchan reported as being very wild. On the 12th Mr,
Gordon, of Nethermuir, had good sport on the Bonnykelly
moors. Captains Hay and Brownlow were out on the
Strichen moors on the afternoon of the 12th. On the
Strichen side of Morrnond Capt. Hay shot 14 brace grouse
and 1 hare ; over the sgme ground, on the 11th, he shot 91
brace and 2 hares ; and ever the East moors, cn the 11th,
he shot 16 brace. Birds strong, numerous, and in fine con
dition.

On the Morayshire moors better sport has been got than
for some years. On the moors of Dell of Abernethy, on the
12th, Messrs. G. H. Holt and party killed 97 brace grouse, 6
hares, and a few snipes. At Altyre, Sir A. P. G. Cumming
and Rev. E. Campbell killed, on the 12th, 30 brace grouse
and 2 hares. Same day Mr. Smith, Upper Altyre, shot 18
brace grouse ; and Major Cumming, Dunphail, had 20 brace.
On the 14th, Sir A. P. G. Cumming and Col. Pict had 22
brace and 1 hare; and Mr, Smith, Upper Altyre, 15f brace.
Birds scarce, strong, and wild. At Glen Rothes, Mr. Gavin
and party had capital sport. They killed, on the 12th, 60}
brace grouse and 7 hares; on the 13th, 45 brace grouse, 7
hares, and 1 snipe; and on the 15th, 24 brace grouse and 2
hares. They found the birds wild, and strong on the wing,
coveys good, but few in number. Heather had been much
hut:ltal. On the L-zie Mills, Dr. ITLean, llythehill, Ms.
lal.aLea.n, London, and Mr. Geddes, Osbliston, had 13 brace
on, the 12th. Mr. Fleetwood P. Wilson, of Wappenhaw '
_sor, bagged on the 12th 241 brace; and Provost Grant,
Elgin, who left early, bagged 19# ' On the 13th, Mr.
Wilson
_ 12 .. orace.
has been more va4 I
: had brace; and on the 15th, Capt. Gran` and
111 r, J. Warren, London, had rl brace and hares.
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two of his sons ire and ILlse-shire moors the sport
the I.",rne,s.at. '.2
ha,rrari.nve'did :o.n. the 10th, and were out for a short '
h they killed liba At liingnsie, Mr. Alsopp and
and on the 15th. 14 brace' time on the 12t
the 13t
birds (red doting theweete.f grouse ; on the 14th, 28 brace ;
brace
6 brace and a few hares. On
A. number of old and young
have fallen, which are eznar:
terndiseane. but copious showers
ing the disease. At Strathmasd ht? prove beneficial in stay-
scarce. On the 12th Mr. Edward:se' Y°llll3
birds are very
party killed 91 brace
grouse. At Glensherro, on the 12th,
L. Pilkington,
deapt. Edward
24 brace grouse with his own gun ; 'aendaPt.
Lionel
Edwards killed
Bart., and friend, 2,5 brace. On the 13th,
and Lis son bagged 13 brace. Ou the earn;
pilkingten made a bag of 21 brace, and onatyheSir
day one of 17 brace grouse, when he v. as accons=4.
Mr. A. Soomes, who baggei 13 brace. ,

_ .
At GlecflAd, Ross-shire, the season opened fa-zonrably
but a number of cheepers and small buds Were found'
Shooting was commenced on the 12th, When the party were.
on the Locer3 EL: hours. J. King bagged 301 brace
grono.; rev. C. 19 Ur tce aid 2 hares;

and Mr. G. P. Hill, 17 brace and a hare. On the 14th, the
Rev. J. King had 311 brace grouse and 2 hares ; Rev. C.
W. Leslie, 211 brace and 3 hares; and Mr. G. P. Hill, 16
brace, giving a total of 134/ brace grouse killed by three
guns in two days. On the lavercharron moors, on the 12th,
Mr. Stone and party had 20 brace grouse, and on the 14th,
44 brace. On the Aradale moors, on the 12th, Mr. C. Clowes
bagged 22 brace grouse, and on the following days two guns
killed 55 brace. At Lochletter, on the 12th, Mr. Francis
Palmer bagged 35 brace grouse,at d Mr. Rendedson 24 brace.
On the 13th, Mr. F. Palmer and Col. Hamilton had 24
brace grouse, and on the 15th the same guns killed 31 brace
grouse. The birds were all well grown, and no appearance
of disease. At Belladrum, on the 12th, Mr. Merry, M.P.,
bagged 25 brace grouse.
Mr. Robert Grant of Kincorth bagged with his own gnn,
on the small estate of Cluny, and in the space of foar hours
on the 12th, 8 brace of grouse, 1 hare, and 1 snipe. There
were no gentlemen out on the Cawdor moors on the 12th;
but Mr. Balfour, who arrived at the castle on that evening,
was out n the 13th, and killed 30 brace of birds.
The Earl of Scofield has not yet arrived at Balmacaan.
Several of the gentlemen have been amusing themselves
with the net as well as with the gun. One of the most ex-
traordinary takes we have beard of is one got with two hauls
with the net in a pool in the Spey, below Kinchurdy House'
by Mr. Philip Aviemore. The first haul landed 108 salmon,
and the second haul 28, making in all 136 fish, which
weighed about 1,5001b5.