Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-01

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proprietor. and not tenant, and a man of
moderate, quiet tastes, as the British aris-
tocracy are averaged. His regime of enter
tainment would represent less outlay than
q palace, and but a mile distant from
Tomich, are annually entertained such
people as Lord and LADY Aberdeen and
family; the Dowager Duchess of Marlbor-
ough, Lady Sarah Churchill, Lord and
Lady Curzow. Lord and Lady Ramsay,
Lady Winbourne, the Marquis and Lady
Duferin, Lord Barring, the artist Gourley
Steele and Prof. Drummond, Lord Ran
Golph Churchill, Lord aud Lady Saltoun,
and Sir Thomas Munro, with their retinues
Of servants; and 1 am informed that his
annual outlay exclusively IN entertainment
exceeds $4,000.
Aside from all these taxes upon the
wealthy sportsman, there is a large and
increasing outlay in the matter of litiga-
tion. Sportsmen tenants become LAND
crazy" All manner OF devices and reck-
less sIrategems are resorted to in order to
break a neighboring sportSman's lease and
increase holders territory. This leads to
the courts, and a certain class OF the shrewd-
est lawyers in Great Britain are gaining
large fortunes fostering this character OF
barratry. One tenant occupying shootings
in the shires of Inverness and Ross is known
TO expend annually $4,000 in litigation
alone. On the authority OF those possessing
undeniable knowledge OF the entire subject
and alter a most earnest investigation into
the details OF expenditure, / believe that In
exceedingly conservative estimate would
place the annual rentals of Scottish shoot
ings and fshings at S1O,00O,000 and the
expense of enjoying their privileges at an
equal or greater sum. So that for hunting
and fishing in Scotland alone, British
sportSmen annually eXpend the enormous
sum of $40, 100000.
TRACTS OF ALL SIZES.
These Scottish shootings and tishings COM
prise almost Inconceivably vast tracts as
well as ridiculousiy insignificant bounds.
Among the shootings, areas OF from . TO
25O, 600 acres are found; while the heart of
the London clerk thrills with exulIation IL
months in the year as he glowinglv boasts OF
his fishing in Scotland" which may COM
prise no more than six rods of the shore OF
some gentle rivulet in which he could not
drown unless held therein face downward.
Nanv of the Duke Of Sutherland's fish
ings' are let in stream spaces or lengths of
no more than six rods each. Some of the
larger deer forests OF Scotland NAV be men
toned. Carrichibah, in Argyleshire, ex-
tends over St, 900 acres. In Aberdeen, the
Forest Of Mar is 15 miles long and eight
wide. Glengary Forest in Inverness-shire
is about seven miles long; Gaik comprises
nearly II, 600 acres, and Glenavon contains
% 600 acres. In Sutherlandshre the Dire
Chat forest is so miles long and 20 wide,
while Dirrie-M forest is more than half
as large. The great Glenartney forest, in
Perthshire, made famous bv the genius of
Scott, is said to contain about 500 red deer.
The glory of Scotland to the sportsman,
however. is the magnificent forest of Athol,
Elair-Athol, which now contains nearly
5000 deer at large. As it is solely occupied
by its proprietor, the Duke OF Athol, who is
q strict preserver of the breed, it is the
acme Of social and hunting ambition to be
once admitted to the chase in these noble
grounds. The English sportsman who has
killed one AthoI deer is almost as great as
q nobleman in Great Britain.
But the largest deer forest in Scotland, if
not the largest in the world outside of Rus
sia, is tenanted bv gentleman claiming
American citizenship; one who secured
countless millions ill profit out of railway
building and other transactions in Russia.
This gentleman is Mr.. William L. Winans,
formerly, or at presen-, OF Baltimore; and it
is violating no confidence III Scotland to
state that his lordlv absorption of shootings
and deer forests. as well as his tendencies to
litigation in connection with the same on a
tremendous scale, have awakened feelings
other than those of admiration among the
titled sportsmen OF Britaia.
QUITE A MoNoPoLIsT.
He has not been enjoying the sport of this
sort of acquisition ten years, but his energy
money and lawyers have already given him
a red deer park nearly one-half as large as
the total area OF Rhode Island. He is now
tenant of more than 20 great sporting
estates. most of which are among the vast
properties of the ChisholmS OF ErchleSs
Castle Affaric crest, covering almost the
whole Of Glen Affaric, contains nearly 15,-
600 acres, and the rental is $500. Corrie-
challie, with Glengowrie in Ross-shire. has
5000 acres. Carynachoulaud, another
Chisholm shooting, costs $3.50. Craskie
Forest in Inverness-shire, comprises 5000
acres, and Mr. Wiuans pays 81, $50 for this
Thet:, with many others, form one un-
broken forest from near the city of Beauty
on the east coast. across the entire width of
Scotland through the vast wilderness of
Inverness and Ross shires. They cover four
rivers, many majestic mountains, several
exquisite lochs, and four OF the grandest
CIeus and Straths in Scotland. Their
rentals are at least $4,000. Certainly
80 600 is a moderate estimate of the an
uual legitimate expenses in the care of a
shooting" Of $50. 600 acres in area. And it
Is q matter of common report in the High
lands that ".he amateur American million
are sportsman" eNpendS yearly 10000
more in litigation. 1t is calculated that his
annual expenditure for the pleasure of be-
ing the tenant-proprietor of the largest deer
forest in Scotland is fully s40. 900, or nearly
500 600. His accoutermeut entertainment
and retinues are such as to awaken most un-
pleasant emotions in the breasts of titled
sportsmen; and when he rides to the hounds
be is attended by more than 100 huntsmen
and cillieS.
But ''the great American deer stalker
mas Whimsical notions OF sporting. He
seems TO enjoy possession rather than use.
For five wears there has not been heard the
crack OF rife within his forests. His red
deer are as tame as sheep, and his hounds
voiceless. save in their kennel howlings,
and when as their keepers give them galIop-
ing ''poundings" along the mountain roads,
their veps of restless longing and dsquiet
awaken strange echoes among the straths
aBg Crags- EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.
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