This was a very fine hunting run, and quite fast enough 

 during part of it for the best of them. Down to West FeiTj 

 it was pretty straight, and the Colonel, Squires, Messrs. 

 R Kidston, Smith, Thorburn, Hunter, and Donaldson were 

 well up. 



Tuesday, March 7th. — Met at Castlesemple. Found in 

 M'Call's Covert, and went away a regular burster through the 

 Torr, on to Carruth. Going through this covert, the fox went 

 up in the direction of the moor, and then turned to the right 

 down to Duchal. He then came along the face of the hill, 

 and was run to ground near the Bridge of Weir, The first 

 part of this run was a steeple-chase, as the hounds had a 

 breast-high scent over a grass country, with severe fencing. 

 Mr. Couper and Messrs. Coats and Thorburn were not far ofif 

 the darlings during the best part of it. Of course, the Colonel 

 and Squires were in their usual places. 



LAST DAY OF THE SEASON WITH THE LANARK- 

 SHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE FOX-HOUNDS. 



Saturday, April 8. — Met at Bridge of Weir. A regular 

 summer day, more like yachting than fox-hunting. Drew 

 the Torr, Carruth, and Barr Craig (M'Call's Covert) blank, 

 then went over to the other side of the country, where they 

 drew the Scarth blank also ; but in crossing the low end of 

 the Knapps Muir a fox jumped up in view of the hounds, 

 and went away a buster through West Barlogan and out at 

 the east side. Going past Ennely Farm-house, he went on to 

 Botherwickfield. Here a slight check took place, but they 

 picked it up again at once, and raced away over the old 

 steeple-chase ground, splendid going, past Gryffe Rays, on 

 over the Bridge of Weir road, leaving Goudjdee to the left, to 

 ground at the Mines. Time, twenty minutes; distance, about 

 four miles. This was one of the prettiest spins they have had 

 this season, as the fox crossed the cream of the country. Up 



