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

THE MOORS.

After the first fortnight some sportsmen take !t,
little repose. Those who have been on their grounds
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.
Coy:, bagged in all 456 brace and 11 hares. The
Lagganauld party continue to enjoy excellent sport.
On the 20th F. 'Welke, Esq., bagged 53 brace.
On the 22d he had 82 brace; Rev. John Kings
49 ; Japes Hall, Esq., 43. On the 23d F. Waler,
On
Esq., bagged 47 brace; J. Hall, Esq., 32.
the 24th Rev. John King had 2:5 brace ; J.
Esq., 20. On the 25th F. Walker, Esq., bagged
38'brace ; J. Hall, Esq., 20. On Saturday Rev.
John King had 271 brace. Miss M‘Pherson
go Grant's.
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party at AbeTlour House tontine to enjoy
sport. On the 13th, Mr. Purdie, of Edinbur„oh, hart
10 brace and la hare, and on the 15th, 301 brace.
Dr. Macpherson, on the 17th, had 291 brace and 2
hares; and on the 19th, 101 brace and a hare. A
ia
party on Berinnes, on the 20th, had 38 brace and
4 hares. On the 24th, Dr. Macphersen had Of
brace and' 2 hares ; and on the 25th, with party of
two guns, 33 brace of grouse, 31 black games and
heron. On Thursday, on Cairnduio, Mr. Hein v, fora
Blairfindy ,
Lodge, had 54 brace of grouse; Mr. Newell,
on of Kim 20 brace; and Mr. Wilson, 49
brace. Good sport has been got on the Edinglassia
Moors, Strathdon, during last week. On one day
the success was as follows :—Jas. Beech, Esq.4o
,
Brandon Hall, 511 brace; Merricks, Esq., s
brate ; and Ricketts, Esq., 481 brace. The
shooting on the Ballindalloch moors during the
week has been prosecuted with the following
On Monday, a party out roe-shooting had 6 brae?
black game, 11 brace grouse, 1 woodcock, and 11
hares. On Tuesday, the Hon. Alfred Stratton had
26 brace grouse, 1 snipe, and 6 hares ; and General
Ridley and Col. Tombs, 281 brace grouse and 3
hares: On Wednesday Gen. Ridley and Major Good-
lake had 17 brace grouse, 2 brace black game, 1 snipe'
result:
and 2 hares; the Hon. A. Stratton and Col. Tombs,
15 brace grouse, 5 brace black game, and 4
hares. On Thursday the Hon. A. Stratton had
A brace grouse and 2 hares. The gentlemen on the
Advie moors continue to enjoy very fair sport,
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 by the'
recent shovers of rain, and the young birds being
much stronger than usual. It consequently requires
good marksmen to bring home heavy bags. B.
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, 011
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, the
27th, after 11 a.m., Mr. Munn' bagged 3°
brace and 5 hares; Mr. Whitehead, 13 brace
and 1 hare. Robert Wynne Williams, Esq.,
Till
then Lodge, went out on Wednesday last, when
killed to his own gun 27 brace grouse and a dozen
blue hares. On the Kingussie shootings Mr. All-
sopp, on the 22d, had 23 brace grouse and seen.
hares ; on the 23d, 31 brace grouse and 25 brace 01
hares ; and on the 24th 31 brace grouse. On. Belle'
ville, to two guns, on the 22d, there were bagged,
10 brace grouse and 5 hares ; on the 23d 4 brace 01
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. Bentinek
killed 2 stags. On Saturday last General Ridley
brought down a roe at Ballindalloch.—Ban, f Jour-
nal.
DEESIDE SHOOTINGS.—On the Aboyne estates
the deer stalking and grouse shootings have een
very good. Mr. J. Orr Ewing, who is a tenant
of Aboyne Castle, and of the Gleatanner deer foreste
;
has, along with his party, succeeded in killing tk
r.
following numbers of red deer and grouse
day, Aug. 20—Mr. Ewing:and Mr. P. B. Smollett
killed 49 brace grouse. Tuesday, 23—Mr. Ewing!
2 stags ; one of them 19st 41b-10 points • the other,
list 81b-8 points. 'Wednesday, 24---2 Mr• 13' 13°
81b
Smollett and Mr. Ewing, 3 stagsviz., --
—l2 points ; I=2lst 61b-8 points;t 81b--;
8 points. Thursday, 25—Mr. Smollett, 22 braee,.!
grouse ; Mr. Ewing, 211 brace of grouse ; Mr. brace,..
Ewing, 14 brace of "grouse—total, 571 brace.
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turday, 27—Mr.' Ewing killed a large stag
forest.—Aberdeen Journal.