These accounts of the Kendal Otter Hounds was printed in The Westmorland Gazette in August 1876 and June 1896

It is a few weeks since Mr Benson’s pack of otter hounds visited Kendal district, but then the flooded state of the river prevented sport, and the hunt was put off to a more convenient time.

It was resumed on Tuesday morning when the meet was at Levens Bridge at seven o’clock.

No game was found until above the new powder works, from which spot a nice drag was got as far as the marble mills, and back to Levens Park, where the otter was found very comfortably seated in what is called the otter holes. Here all the terriers were let in, but it was of no use as the holes are so large that it was impossible to dislodge him.

On Wednesday morning the meet was again at Levens Bridge. The drag was taken up above Sedgwick and everything went on merrily until the dam at The Lound outside Kendal was reached. Then a turn back had to be made, but below Hawes Bridge the brute concealed himself among the rocks, and thus saved his skin.

The hounds met at 6am at Dallam Tower bridge with high hopes. It was reported that Master Lutra had been seen slinking along the embankment of the Park close to the pool opposite the Comb Mill. There was a good field.

The drag was taken up promptly and freshly, and as several of the perfectly safe holts lying between the Gas Works and Beetham Mills were not decisively “marred” it became quite evident that the prey had gone well up stream, and hopes ran high.

The hunt was a dashing one without a break as far up as “Hanging Bridge,” where all trace of scent died off, and was never recovered, Sir Henry hunting up to Crooklands.