The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

After the first fortnight some sportsmen takeda
little repose. Those who have been on their groan s
have met with fair sport during the past week, as
the particulars that follow will testify. •
Good sport is still enjoyed by the party at Black-
water-lodge. From the 22d to the 25th, Prince
Ed-
ward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl of March, and Mr.
Cox, bagged in all 456 brace and 11 hares. The
Lagganauld party continue to enjoy excellent sport.
On the 20th F. Walker, Esq., bagged 53 brace.
On the 22d he had 82 brace ; Rev. John King,
49 ; James Hall, Esq., 43. On the 23d F. Walker,
On
Esq., bagged 47 brace ; J. Hall, Esq., 32.
the 24th Rev. John King
F had 25 brace ; HI
Esq., 20. On the 25th F. Walker, Esq., bagge
381 brace; J. Hall, Esq., 20. On Saturday ReT.
John King had 271 brace. Miss M'Pherson Grant
party at Aberlour House tontine to enjoy had
sport. On the 13th, Mr. Purdie, of Edinbur„, h
10 brace and a hare, and on the 15th, 301 brace.
Dr. Macpherson, on the 17th, had 291 brace and
hares; and on the 19th, 101 brace and a Share.
party on Benrinnes, on the 20th, had 38 brace and
4 hares. On the 24th, Dr. Macpherson had 25..
brace and 2 hares ; and on the 25th,. with party of
two guns, 33 brace of grouse, 31 black ganr, and $
heron. On Thursday, on Cairnduie, Mr. Henry, fr°,m,
Blairfin dyLodge, had 54 brace of grouse; Mr. NevitT4
on Hill of Kim, 20 brace; and Mr. Wilson, 1'
brace. Good sport has been got on the Edinglassie
Moors, Strathdon, during last week. On one day:
the success was as follows :—Jas. Beech, ESQ., of
Brandon Hall, 511 brace ; Merricks, Esq., 409
brace; and Ricketts, Esq., 481 brace. The
shooting on the Ballindalloci moors during the
week has been prosecuted with the following result:
On Monday, a party out roe-shooting had 6 brace
black game, 11 brace grouse, 1 woodcock, and 11
hares. On Tuesday, the Hon. Alfred Stratton had
26 brace grouse, 1 snipe, and 6 hires ; and General
Ridley and Col. Tombs, 281 brace grouse and 3
hares. On Wednesday Gen. Ridley and Major Gon
lake had 17 brace grouse, 2 brace black game, 1 sniP°,
and 2 hares ; the Hon. A. Stratton and Col. Tombs,
15 brace grouse, 5 brace black game, and
hares. On Thursday the Hon. A. Stratton bad
8 brace grouse and 2 hares. The gentlemen on the
Advie moors continue to enjoy very fair sprt,
when it is considered that the grouse are, even at
this early stage of the season, very wild and pack-
ing together. This is no doubt occasioned ty the
recent sho avers of rain, mid the young birds being
much stronger than usual. It consequently requires
good marksmen to bring home heavy bags. R.
Munn, Esq., was out for the first time this season
Tuesday 23d inst., and bagged 411 brace grouse
and 5 hares. On Thursday 25th, in six hours, on
a low moor of trifling extent, Mr. Munn had 20
brace grouse and 9 hares, and Mr. Whitehead,
20 brace and 1 hare; and on Saturday,
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27th, after 11 a.m., Mr. Munn bagged
brace and 5 hares; Mr. Whitehead, 13 brace
and 1 hare. Robert Wynne Williams, Esq.,
then Lodge, Lodge, went out on Wednesday last, when
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killed to his own gun 27 brace grouse and a "All
blue hares. On the Kingussie shootings Mr.
sopp, on the 22d, had 23 brace grouse and some.
hares; on the 23d, 31 brace grouse and 25 brace of
hares; and on the 24th 31 brace grouse. On Bell
ville, to two guns, on the 22d, there were bagged
f,
10 brace grouse and 5 hares •, on the 23d 4 brace °
grouce and 2 hares; and on the 24th 61 brace. The
birds are strong and rendered wild by wet weather.
In Glenavon forest, on the 22d Lord H. Bentinck
killed 2 stags. On Saturday last General Ridley
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brought down a roe at Ballindalloch.Banff four-
nal.
DEMME SHOOTINGS.—On the Aboyne
estates
the deer stalking and grouse shootings have been
very good. Mr. J. Orr Ewing, who is a tenant
of Aboyne Castle, and of the Glentanner deer forest,
has, along with his party, succeeded in killing the
following numbers of red deer and grouse :—Satur-
day, Aug. 20—Mr. Ewing land Mr. P. B. Smollett
killed 49 brace grouse. Tuesday, 23—Mr. Ewing'
2 stags ; one of them 19st 41b-10 points ; the otb.er,
17st 81b-8 points. Wednesday, 24--r. n'
Smollett and. Mr.'EWing, 3 stags:--viz., I.=-21st 81b
—l2 points ; I=2lst 61b-8 points; 1-15 st 81b1
8 points. Thursday, 25—Mr. Smollett, 22 brace of
grouse; Mr. Ewing, 211 brace of grouse; Mr. 17 •
Ewing, 14 brace of grouse—total, 571 brace. S"'
turday, 27—Mr. Ewing killed a large stag in the
forest.—Aberdeen Journal.