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to Gleniffer, and back to Hawkhead — time, twenty-five 

 minutes. 



" Nov. 24th. — Bisliopton. A good run, but did not kill. 



" Nov. 27th. — Cathcart Bridge. A large field out, and a 

 great number of people on foot. Found at Merrylees, and 

 killed. Found again at the Lynn, and had the run of the 

 season, one hour and ten minutes, and killed in the open. 



" Dec. 22. — Hillend (Lanarkshire). Only four men out, 

 the two Messrs. Wilkie, Willie Campbell, and myself. Found 

 at once in Auchengray, and ran straight to Armadale over a 

 boggy country. The scent being breast high, we fell behind, 

 and had to be guided by " chawbacons." Caught them up 

 near Avon bridge, where the fox doubled, and we lost him — 

 time Ih hours. Had to ride home 25 miles. All the subscribers 

 annoyed they were not out. 



" Feb. 9th, 1850.— Met after a long frost at Bridge of Weir. 

 Drew the Torr, Carruth, Milliken, and Castle Semple, all 

 blank, and gave it up. 



"16th February, 1850. — Went through with Redfern, Jamie- 

 son, Kelly, and John Orr, to meet Eamsay at Cathlaw, east 

 gate (Linlithgowshire). Found plenty of foxes, and had a 

 fast half-hour over a heavy country. Kelly's horse badly cut. 



" Feby. 23rd. — Bishopton. Found at Westferry, and ran a 

 very fast ring of about nine miles to ground; found again in 

 Elphinstone, and had a splitter of one hour twenty minutes to 

 ground at Finlayston, only nine men up, lots of horses having 

 come to grief; two left at Port-Glasgow, one at Paisley, and one 

 at Govan. 



" Tuesday, 8th Oct. — The Kennels, and had a good run. 



" Saturday, 13th Oct. — Castle Semple, and a short spin from 

 Linwood to Milliken. 



" 26th October.— Shelford Toll. A good run from Caldwell 

 to the Brimmer to ground, and a fast hour and a half from 

 the Pad, and had to whip off at dark. 



" 2nd Nov. — Johnstone Castle, and had a very fine hunting 

 run of half an hour. 



" Saturday, 25th January, 1851. — Castle Semple. A very 



