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Cox, the Hon. G. Montgonierie, Mr. Richard Oswald, yr. of 

 Auchincruive, Mr. J. Cunninghame, Mr. J. H. Houldsworth, 

 and Mr. Middleton, of the 12th Lancers, were not very far off 

 from the darlings. We hope that this run is only a beginning 

 of many good things that we may have the pleasure of 

 chronicling in the pages of the Herald. 



LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE FOX- 

 HOUNDS. 



LAST DAY IN EENFREWSHIRE — RUN OF THE SEASON. 



Tuesday, 10th. — Met at Crofthead, drew Glanderston Gorse, 

 the Wauk Mill Glen, and Patterton round covert blank; but 

 the moment the hounds were thrown into the Rouken, a sure 

 find, a brace and a half of foxes were at once on foot, but, 

 unfortunately, from the field surrounding the glen, a brace 

 were chopped. While the funeral obsequies were being per- 

 formed an old dog was viewed away over the Kilmarnock 

 Road. Squires lost no time in getting on his line, and away 

 they went a burster past the Cleugh and on to Greenbank, 

 where the fox turned to the right, as if the Netherton Braes was 

 his point, but, changing his mind, went straight up the country 

 parallel with the Eaglesham Road, then, turning more to the 

 right, he crossed the Earn Water near Hazletonhead, going 

 round Hazleden, the residence of the indefatigable Secretary 

 of the Hunt. Here he made a curious turn round Southfield 

 House and back across the Clarkston Toll Road down to 

 Mearns Castle, going back almost in a line with the road 

 passing Kirkhill round Greenbank, and on leaving Capelrig 

 to the left nearly to Patterton, where they fairly ran into him 

 in the open. Time, one hour and ten minutes, with two 

 small checks; distance, the way the hounds went, twelve 

 miles. This was a very fine run, and if it had not been for a 

 wire now and then, which gave the hounds rather the advan- 

 tage, would have been perfect. 



