KINLOCH CASTLE
ISLE
OF RUM GAME BOOK
Written from first-hand research and illustrated from his photographic archive
of the three sporting record books at Kinloch Castle, Deer, Game and Fish,
by George W. Randall, co-founder in July 1996 and former
Vice Chairman Kinloch Castle Friends' Association.
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Kinloch Castle, the Highland home of Sir George and Lady Bullough
was built between 1897 and 1900.
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From top Page 1 in Game Book.
The first Game recorded are two snipe shot on Wednesday, 26 December 1888
at Kinloch Flats by Mr. Tom Bullough.
Over the remaining three days of 1888; 27, 28 and 29 December, Tom Bullough and his younger brother, John, shot eighteen woodcock and six snipe.
Totals for 1888 over all four days (26, 27, 28, 29 December):
18 Woodcock, 8 Snipe.
Guns: Mr. Tom Bullough (26th. only),
Mr. George Bullough and Mr. Tom Bullough remaining days.
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Tom and John Bullough were brothers, the latter being the father of George,
later Sir George Bullough, Baronet of Rum. John commenced renting the shooting rights
on Rum's 26,400 acres in 1879 and finally succeeded in buying the island in June 1886 for £35,000, bequeathing it to his son following his death in February 1891 at the age of fifty-two.
George Bullough commissioned Kinloch Castle in 1897 as his Highland Hunting Lodge, emulating Queen Victoria at Balmoral, Scotland, it was completed early 1900.
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Page 1 in Game Book.
From Season 1905 Grouse are recorded singly.
In an effort to avoid confusion I have used the word BRACE where applicable otherwise the total number for Grouse is by the single bird.
Note: Grouse column entries 10 and 18 October totaled one each, i.e. brace, (along with snipe),
recorded in the Total column as 3 and 3 respectively.
Entries for 12 and 14 October are totaled (along with snipe) as single birds.
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From page 3 in Game Book.
Totals for 1889 over twenty-one days between January 1 - 3, October 10- 24,
December 14 - 31.
5½ brace Grouse*, 59 Woodcock, 18 Snipe, 1 Duck.
Guns: Mr. Tom Bullough (8 days) Mr. George Bullough (15 days),
Mr. George Bullough and Mr. Tom Bullough (3 days).
* Recorded here by the Brace, the Record Book, see Page 1 above.
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Over fifty-nine days: 1 - 28 January, 1 - 25 February,
1 - 6 March, 12 - 28 August, 4 - 27 September, 1 - 9 October, 3 November,
and 24 - 31 December, five Guns - individually or in pairs shot:
612½ brace Grouse, 93 Woodcock, 73 Snipe, 1 Duck.
Individual Guns: Mr. Tom Bullough (2 days), Mr. John Bullough (21 days - last 6 March),
Mr. Martin - shooting tenant, (32 days),
Party Guns: Mr. Tom Bullough and Mr. Smalley (1 day),
Mr. John Bullough and Mr. Smalley (1 day),
Mr. Martin and Mr. Blakey (2 days).
John Bullough's health deteriorated throughout 1890. With the onset of winter he eventually decided to go to the warmer, drier climate of the Mediterranean with his wife and children. Arriving in London his health rapidly grew worse and he died at the Hotel Metropole on 25 February 1891 aged fifty-two. In his Will he bequeathed the island of Rum to his eldest son, George, later Sir George Bullough, Baronet.
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Seventeen days: 1 and 3 January, 13, 15 18, 19, 20 and 22 August, 17, 18, 19, September and 10, 26, 28 29, 30 and 31 December, Mr. Tom Bullough,
Mr. Bowlby and shooting tenant, Mr. Martin, individually
Shot: 326 brace Grouse, 43 Woodcock, 15 Snipe.
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On 29 September 1892 George Bullough boarded SS Oceana at Gravesend at the start if his thirty-five month World Grand Tour.
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Over twenty-six days in 1892: 1, 2, 4 January, 12, 13,15, 16, 19, 20, 29, 31 August,
6, 8, 10, 23, 24, 28 September, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17 October 9, 11, 14 November.
Mr. Tom Bullough - first three days only shot 31 Woodcock and 8 Snipe.
Messrs. Bowlby shot on all remaining days:
Totals for 1992: 876 brace Grouse, 33 Woodcock, 42 Snipe.
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Over thirty-two days:
11, 21, 26 August, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30 September, 2, 13 October,
3, 6, 17 November, 1, 4, 9, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December;
Mr. Tom Bullough and Party, Ashworth - keeper, Mr. Tom Bullough, Mr. Ashworth,
Mr. Ashworth and Mr. Scott, and Mr. William Bullough, shot:
Mr. Ashworth and Mr. Scott, and Mr. William Bullough, shot:
339½ brace Grouse, 34 Woodcock, 96 Snipe, 15½ Partridge, 1 Pheasant.
Page 12 Totals: 248½ brace Grouse, 40 Snipe, 23 Partridge
(Note: partridge counted as by the brace, i.e. 11½ brace.)
Grouse being recorded by the Brace, Partridge as single birds.
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Over thirty-five days
Mr. Tom Bullough 4 to 8 January;
Ashworth (keeper) 18 to 23 January, 9 and 14 February, 8 October,
5,12, 14 26 November, 5, 6, 10 December;
Mr. Tom Bullough and Party 4 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 and 15, 17 to 19, 21, 24, 25,
27, 28 29 and 30 September, shot:
488 brace Grouse, 73 Woodcock, 131 Snipe, 2 Duck, 1 Pheasant.
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Late August 1895 saw George Bullough return from his world tour accompanied by his travelling companion/secretary, Robert Mitchell.
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Over forty-four days
Ashworth (keeper): 3 January only - 5 Woodcock.
George Bullough and Party: 3, 5, 7, 9, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 September;
1 - 4, 7-9, 14, 24 October; 1, 11, 13, 18, 20-23, 26-28 November;
2, 7, 9-11, 13, 16, 18, 20 25 and 26 December, shot:
Total for 1895: 346½ brace Grouse, 21 Woodcock, 5 Snipe, 4 Partridge.
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Over sixty-six days
George Bullough and Party on 9 January, 12, 14, 15, 19 August; Mr. Hodge 17 August;
Mr. Hodge, jnr. and Mr. Rutherford 21 August; Mr. Hodge jnr. and Mr. Buckingham 22 August; Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Costeker 24 August;
Mr. Buckingham 31 August, 5, 7, 9 September;
Mr. Mitchell 3 September; George Bullough 14-17 September, 23 October, 17-19,
and 22 December; George Bullough and Mr. Greaves 21, 23, 28 September; George Bullough,
Mr. Leslie, Mr. Greaves 30 September, 1 October; George Bullough
and Mr. McDonald 19, 20 October; George Bullough, Mr. Michell and Ashworth 10 November,
Ashworth (keeper) 5-7, 9, 12-14, 17, 24, 27, 29 31 October,
4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, 18-20, 26-28, 30 November, 1, 2, 5, 7-9, 11, 15, 28 December shot:
TOTAL: 458 brace Grouse, 19 Woodcock, 54 Snipe, 5 Pheasant, 13 Partridge, 1 Duck,
1 Various (unspecified) .
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Construction of Kinloch Castle commences.
Shooting parties went out on 42 days in 1897:
George Bullough - 3 days, George Bullough and Party - 1,
George Bullough and Mr. Hinton - 2, including 12 August shot 50 brace Grouse.
George Bullough, Ashworth, Major Lynch and Mr. Hinton - 3,
Mr. McDonald and Major Martyn - 2, Ashworth (keeper) - 29,
Ashworth and Sinclair - 1, Mr. Hodge, Major Lynch and Ashworth - 1.
Total shot 1897: 120½ brace Grouse, 84 Woodcock, 69 Snipe.
inconsistent regards grouse even on the same page in the record book.
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The alternative was to beach boats at high tide and unload at low tide onto horse drawn carts, labour intensive and time consuming - plus, bear in mind, tides and short, often stormy winter, and, on occasion, summer days.
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The 1898 Season is summarised below:
Last single entry Page 30 and all Page 32 in Game Book.
In November, over All Beats, Keepers accounted for a further 57 Woodcock.
Total shot in 1898: 204 brace Grouse ; 132 Woodcock.
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Another disrupted year owing to construction of Kinloch Castle.
The Season commenced on 19 August and ran to the end of 1899, entries after 21 September to and including December being on unspecified days, the gun, Ashworth.
Guns: Honourable C. Cadogan, (Charles George Henry Cadogan, Captain in the Grenadier Guards), who shot 66½ brace of Grouse and 2 Snipe over twelve days - 21 August to 8 September.
Captain Homfray (Captain Richard Popkin Homfray, 1876-1918, of the 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment died on 3 March 1918 in the 1st Northern General Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, as the result of injuries received in World War I),
shot 12 brace Grouse and 8 Snipe between 11 and 14 September.
All remaining Grouse and Snipe shot by keeper Ashworth.
Total shot in 1899: 179½ brace Grouse, 7 Woodcock, 31 Snipe.
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Construction of Kinloch Castle was completed around middle of 1900.
The War in South Africa, more popularly known as the Second Boer War commenced on 11 October 1899 and ended 31 May 1902.
The British thought it would be over within a few months but that proved far from
being the case as casualties mounted and medical care severely lacking.
At the close British dead were over 22,000 the Boer dead almost 6,200.
Over 75,000 British returned home sick or wounded.
George Bullough was knighted for “his patriotic devotion” in sending, equipping and staffing his yacht as a hospital ship during the early months of hostilities.
George Bullough and Rhouma returned to Rum and the newly finished Kinloch Castle in September 1900 with a number of recuperating officers onboard. Their names,
the first shooting guests recorded in the Game Book, 7 - 25 September:
Captain Holborrow, Captain Baker, Captain Mason, Captain Isac*,
Captain Kiuuard, (?), Captain Christie, Captain Tidmarsh.
* Most likely a misspelling for Isacke.
Part page 34, all pages 35 and 36 in Game Book.
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The first season following completion and furnishing of Kinloch Castle.
The forty-one day Season commenced on the Glorious Twelfth, the traditional start of the Grouse Season; over three days, 12, 16 and 17 August, Keeper Ashworth shot eleven brace.
George Bullough shot 2½ brace Grouse and 10 Woodcock at Kilmory on 21 October.
Other Guns were: Mr. Crocker, Captain Homfray, Mr. Hinton, Captain Tristram and
Mr. Francis, who shot individually or in parties.
The Season concluded on 21 November when keeper Ashworth shot one brace Grouse
and 2 Woodcock.
Total shot: 307½ brace Grouse, 31 Woodcock, 32 Snipe, 1 Duck.
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Over fifty-one days commencing on the Glorious Twelfth, (12 August), seven individual Guns:
Ashworth (keeper), Captain Homfray, Mr. Kirkwood, Mr. Hinton, Major Lynch, Major Deare and eight Parties: Mitchell / Ashworth, Costeker / Ashworth, Tristram / Ashworth,
Homfray / Tristram, Hinton / Homfray, Deare / Tristram, Keepers and
Mrs. Charrington / Sir George Bullough, shot a total of:
268½ brace Grouse, 17 Woodcock, 49 Snipe, 1 Duck, 2 Pheasant, 2 Various (unspecified).
Sir George and Mrs. Charrington
shot two Snipe and two Pheasant at Kinloch on 22 October.
The 1902 Season concluded on 26 November.
Sir George and Mrs. Charrington shot two Snipe and two Pheasant at Kinloch on 22 October.
From Page 43 in Game Book.
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A unique Season .. ... ...
The Game book records fifty-nine days between 17 August - 31 December,
in which five individual Guns: Sir George Bullough (9 days), Lady Bullough (1),
Captain Millward (1), Captain Homfray (1),
keepers - Ashworth (39), Sinclair (2), McCaskill (1);
and three pairs: Sir George Bullough / Captain Homfray (2),
Sir George Bullough / Major Lynch (2), Sir George and Lady Bullough (1),
shot a total of: 147½ brace Grouse, 92 Woodcock, 26 Snipe, 21 Pheasant, 2 Duck.
Sir George shot 1½ brace Grouse on 6 November 1903, thereafter, for thirty days
to 31 December, keeper Ashworth was the sole Gun.
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FROM 14 November 1903 to 29 January 1904 Sir George and friends were at
REDLYNCH ESTATE, SOMERSET, ENGLAND.
RABBITS
Over thirty-three days between 14 November 1903 and 29 January 1904,
Sir George and Lady Bullough, Major Deare, Captain Tristram, Major Lynch,
Mr. Hinton, Commander Cowan, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Graham Murray and Mr. Rees,
were at Redlynch Estate, Bruton, Somerset, (part south-west England known for its verdant countryside), shooting predominantly rabbits, three full page details of which
are recorded the Kinloch Castle Game Book shown below:
TOTALS: 1,706 Rabbits
+ 8 Woodcock + 1,005 Pheasants + 3 Partridge
+ 2 Hare + 4 Various (unspecified)
Page 50 in Game Book.
Page 52 in Game Book.
NOTE:
Game shot on Redlynch Estate
are not included in the final
Isle of Rum Game Book Summary.
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Sir George Bullough shot 4½ brace Grouse and one Snipe on the Glorious Twelfth,
the first of twenty-five days comprising the 1904 Season, ending 19 December.
Individual Guns in 1904: Sir George Bullough (3 days), keeper John Ashworth (13);
Parties: Sir George Bullough / Mr. Hinton, (1), Mr. Francis Cadogan / Mr. Hinton (1),
Major Deare / Captain Peacocke (1), Captain Cowan / Mr. Cowan (1),
Sir George Bullough / Mr. Gilbert (5).
Total shot: 411 Grouse*, 43 Woodcock, 5 Snipe, 7 Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Hare.
* Being 104½ brace Grouse recorded on Page 53
counted as 209 single birds.
All Grouse records commencing 15 October by SINGLE bird not by the brace.
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Over thirty-three days between 9 January and 10 December five individual guns:
Keepers Ashworth (13 days), McCaskill (1), Sir George Bullough (1), Captain Homfray (1),
Lady Bullough (1), and thirteen parties: Sir George Bullough and Mr. Gilbert (1),
Sir George Bullough and Major Deare (3), Sir George Bullough, Major Deare and Mr. Gilbert (1), Major Bayly and Mr. Sandford (1), Mr. Sandford and Mr. Homfray(1),
Colonel Sillom and Mr. Bayly (1), Colonel Sillom and Mr. Sandford (1),
Mr. Bayly and Mr. Homfray (1), Sir George Bullough and Mr. Cholmondley (1),
Colonel Sillom and Mr. Gilbert (1). Mr. Charteris and Mr. Cadogan, (1),
Sir George and Lady Bullough (2), Mr. W. Bullough, Major Lynch and Lady Bullough (1),
Shot: 658* Grouse, 45 Woodcock, 6 Snipe, 16 Pheasant, 1 Plover, 1 Curlew.
* Includes 17 cocks only shot on 25 September by keeper John Ashworth.
In my garden at home - 2022.
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Over forty-five days between 17 February and 31 December four individual guns:
keepers John Ashworth (25 days), Joseph McAskill (6) and Malcolm Sinclair (3),
and Dr. Dawson (4), plus four parties:
Sir George Bullough and Mr. Hinton (3), Sir George Bullough and Mr. Davenport (3),
Sir George Bullough and John Ashworth (1),
Shot: 441 Grouse, 103 Woodcock, 51 Snipe, 4 Pheasant, 1 Wild Goose
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Over thirty-nine days between 12 August and 27 December six individual guns:
keepers* Ashworth (20), McCaskill (1) and Sinclair (3),
Mr. Roberts (3), Captain Peacocke (2), Mr. Sandford (1)
and three parties: Sir George Bullough and Captain Peacocke (1), Keepers+ (7),
and Sir George Bullough and Mr. Hinton (1),
Shot: 206 Grouse, 39 Woodcock, 43 Snipe, 5 Duck, 2 Landrail *.
+ Keepers: Joseph McAskill, Malcolm Sinclair and John Ashworth.
* Both Landrail shot by Mr. Roberts at Kinloch on 7 September.
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Over thirty-seven days between 12 August and 7 December five individual guns:
Keeper John Ashworth (12), Mr. Sandford (4), Mr. Hinton (4), Captain Lumb (1), Captain Cowan (1), and two parties: Captain Lumb and Captain Fenwick (1), Keepers (14)
Shot: 250 Grouse, 11 Woodcock, 46 Snipe, 1 Duck, 2 Hare, 11 Landrail*.
* Captain Hinton shot four Landrail at Kilmory and seven at Kinloch:
1 on 7 September, 7 on 19 September, 1 on 21 September.
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Over twenty-eight days between 16 January and 22 December four individual guns:
Sir George Bullough (1), Colonel Cholmondeley (1), Mr. Hinton (1), Mr. Davenport (2),
Keeper John Ashworth (17),
and three parties: Sir George Bullough and Major Farquhar (1),
Sir George Bullough and Mr. Hinton (1), Keepers (4)
Shot: 134 Grouse, 41 Woodcock,
79 Snipe, 2 Duck, 1 Partridge, 2 Various (unspecified).
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Over fifteen days between 12 August and 26 December two individual guns:
Keeper John Ashworth (6), Mr. Hinton (1), and one party comprising Keepers only
Shot: 48 Grouse, 36 Woodcock, 26 Snipe.
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Over eighteen days between 9 January and 4 October four individual guns:
Mr. Rutherford (1), Keeper John Ashworth (9), Captain Lumb (1), Mr. Davenport (1), and
two parties: Mr. Kirkwood, M.P. (1), and Keepers (3)
Shot: 122 Grouse, 17 Woodcock, 42 Snipe, 3 Landrail*
* One Landrail each shot by: Captain Lumb (Kinloch, 7 September),
John Ashworth (Kinloch, 18 September)
and Mr. Davenport (North Side, 21 September).
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Over twenty-four days between 21 August and 10 December four individual guns:
Sir George Bullough (2 days), Mr. Fenwick (1), Dr. Johnstone (3), unnamed Keeper (1)
and four parties: Sir George Bullough and Mr. Fenwick (2),
Sir John Rees, M.P.* and Captain Miles (1),
Colonel Henry and Major Farquhar (1), unnamed Keepers (12)
Shot: 257 Grouse, 2 Woodcock, 14 Snipe, 2 Duck, 1 Landrail +.
+ The Landrail was shot by the Johnstone / Hinton Party on 24 September at Kinloch.
* Sir John Rees, 1st. Baronet, KCIE, CVO, born in 1854, educated at Cheltenham College, became a colonial administrator in British India.
From 1906 to 1910 he was a Liberal Member of the United Kingdom Parliament. He lost his seat in 1911 but was returned as Unionist M.P. for Nottingham East in 1912 serving until death in 1922.
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Over twenty-five days between 25 August and 31 December two individual guns:
Sir George Bullough (1 day), Campbell (9), and four parties:
Sir George Bullough and Mr. Swan (1), Captain Lumb and Dr. Knight (1),
Brebner (factor) and Campbell (2), Keepers (11)
Shot: 55 Grouse, 57 Woodcock, 89 Snipe, 6 Duck, 1 Pheasant, 5 Pigeon, 1 Landrail,
The Landrail was shot by Campbell at Kinloch 22 September.
Sir George Bullough is not recorded again until 18 August 1924.
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Over twelve days between 24 September and 9 December unnamed Keepers
World War I broke out on 28 July 1914.
All able bodied men fighting in the Great War.
Unnamed Keepers were the only Guns out in 1914.
Over four days, a week apart in January they shot:
15 Woodcock, 14 Snipe, 5 Pheasant.
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1 9 1 5 (World War I)
Over twelve days between 24 September and 9 December unnamed Keepers
Shot: 96 Grouse (eight on each day) on beats all over the island.
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1 9 1 6 (World War I)
Over nineteen days between 24 August and 22 December Island Factor R. Wallace Brebner shot eleven grouse on first two days, 24 August (South Side) and 1 September (Kilmory Glen).
Gamekeeper Rae shot 102 grouse, eight woodcock and two snipe
over the succeeding seventeen days.
Total shot: 113 Grouse, 8 Woodcock, 2 Snipe.
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1 9 1 7 (World War I)
Shot: 106 Grouse, 29 Woodcock, 2 Snipe.
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1 9 1 8 (World War I ended 11am. 11 November 1918.)
On days two and three, 5 and 12 September, J. Scott and A. W. Wood shot 15 grouse
(eleven on South Side and four Cave Bay). Over the remaining eighteen days of the 1918 Season, (which ran from 30 August to 24 December)
Gamekeeper Rae shot eighty grouse, twenty-nine woodcock, two snipe and two duck.
Total shot: 95 Grouse, 29 Woodcock, 2 Snipe, 2 Duck.
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unnamed Gamekeepers (17), Mr. J. Whittam (5), unnamed Keeper and Mr. Whittam(1),
unnamed Keeper (15),
Shot: 81 Grouse, 88 Woodcock, 34 Snipe, 8 Duck, 4 Various (unspecified - J. Whittam).
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Over forty-five days between 3 January and 29 December all game shot by unnamed Keepers.
Shot: 99 Grouse, 109 Woodcock, 23 Snipe, 5 Duck.
It was at this time Sir George Bullough's interests changed from steeple-chasing to racing over the flat and thoroughbred breeding, which continued to his death in 1939.
In addition his steam yacht, Rhouma II, requisitioned as an Armed Yacht during World War I having been returned was sold in 1919 to Mr. Vincent Stephen Emanuel Grech, London.
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Over thirty-one days between 4 January and 31 December unnamed Keepers shot: 91 Grouse,
62 Woodcock, 4 Snipe.
On 22 August, the only other Gun in 1921, A. Wallace, shot 2 duck at Kinloch.
Total game shot in 1921: 91 Grouse, 62 Woodcock, 4 Snipe, 2 Duck.
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A momentous year on the turf for Sir George, his thoroughbred Golden Myth won the Ascot Gold Vase and Gold Cup, (third horse ever to do so in the same year),
going on to win the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, Surrey.
On Rum the forty-two day Game Season commenced 3 January and finished 29 December.
Only one invited Gun, Mr. Whittam, shot two grouse on 4 September.
All other game shot by unnamed Keepers.
Total: 52 Grouse, 36 Woodcock, 38 Snipe, 5 Duck, 1 Goose.
NOTE: Game book recording Grouse no longer by the brace.
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Thirty-nine days shooting all by unnamed Keepers between 4 January and 28 December.
No invited guns.
Total: 63 Grouse, 105 Woodcock, 60 Snipe, 4 Duck,
plus further 15 Various (3 Goose, 4 Plover and 8 unspecified).
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A 48 day season between 8 January and 30 December in which Sir George Bullough (3 days),
Mr. Davenport (1), Sir William Bass (1), Mr. Whittam (2), Mr. Davenport and Captain Paterson (1), and Keeper / Keepers (45)
Shot: 125 Grouse, 109 Woodcock, 174 Snipe, 7 Duck,
12 Various (7 Pigeons, 3 Curlew, 2 Plover).
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Shot: 125 Grouse, 99 Woodcock, 174 Snipe, 8, Duck (including one Teal),
28 Various (being 3 Geese, 6 Plover, 7 Pigeon, 3 Curlew, 9 Unspecified.
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A 54 day season between 4 January and 29 December.
Sir George Bullough shot one Snipe at Kinloch Parks on 14 August, and one Landrail and two Snipe at Harris on 16 August.
Sir George's last recorded Game Season.
Only Keepers shot over the remaining fifty-two days.
Total birds shot: No Grouse, 221 Woodcock, 194 Snipe, 2 Duck, 27 Plover, 1 Landrail.
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A 32 day season between 3 January and 28 December, Keepers only.
Total shot: 12 Grouse, 141 Woodcock, 190 Snipe, 3 Duck (including one Teal), 7 Various*
(* 6 Plover and 1 Landrail, the latter shot 16 September, Kinloch Parks, by Sir George Bullough).
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Following a brief Golden Age of recovery after World War I,
financial crisis struck in August 1929
with the crash of the American stock market.
From 5 January 1928 to 29 August 1929, over named and unnamed locations,
Keepers Shot: 101 Woodcock, 88 Snipe.
From Pages 123, 124 and 125.
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(Game Books records for the years 1930 to 1933 tend to overlap with totals rather than detailed dates.)
World financial crisis continues.
Sir George tries to let the shooting rights on Rum, no takers.
Unofficially the island is put on the market, no sale.
Over twenty-one days between 25 August and 31 December Keepers only
Shot: 61 Grouse, 24 Woodcock, 15 Snipe 4 Various (Plover)
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The World Financial Crisis continues.
Sir George continues his attempt to let the shooting rights on Rum by reducing the annual rent from £3,000 to £2,000 - no takers.
Unofficially the island remains for sale - no interest.
Game records for the year 1931 commence 3 January and conclude 30 November
during which unnamed keeper/s
shot: 50 Grouse, 10 Woodcock.
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Records for the year 1932 commence 14 December 1931 to 27 December 1932
during which unnamed keeper/s
shot: 13 Grouse, 33 Woodcock, 33 Snipe.
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Records for the year 1933 commence 4 January and conclude 10 December
during which unnamed Keeper/s
shot: 60 Woodcock, 21 Snipe.
PAGE 128 - 30 September 1931 to 1 February 1932.
PAGE 129 - 13 August 1932 to 30 January 1933.
PAGE 130 - 7 February to 10 March 1933.
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CAPTAIN J. M. PEARSON PARTY
18 August to 5 October 1951
CAPTAIN J. M. PEARSON PARTY - NAMED GUNS
Page 130 - Last page of Isle of Rum Game Book.
GAME:
The 1951 Stalking
and Game Season was restricted to Captain
J. M. Pearson and Party.
Between 18 August and 5 October 1951 Captain Pearson’s Party; (Captain Gregory, Colonel Black, Vice Admiral Norman, Colonel Frost, and Admiral MacLaughlan), shot 24 Grouse, 34 Snipe and one Landrail, the latter in Kinloch Fields by Captain Gregory.
DEER:
Over nineteen stalking days between 30 August and 10
September Captain Pearson and his fellow nine guns; (Mrs. Pearson, Colonel J. D. Frost, the Honourable G. Runciman, Mrs. Long,
Admiral MacLaughlan, R.N., Captain Du-Boulay, Colonel I. J. Black, Captain W.
Gregory, R.N., and Mr. A. R. Paterson); are
recorded in the Isle of Rum Deer Forest
Book between 25 August and 10 September 1951 having shot thirty red deer
stags, the heaviest being 18st. 2-lbs., the average clean weight being 13st.
10-lbs., plus twenty-five (unweighed) hinds.
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GEORGE W. RANDALL RESEARCH AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
REVIEWED BY AUTHOR 7 February 2024
