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business ties can only get away for a half-holiday, and who 

 cannot afford time to ride with fox-hounds. A movement 

 was set on foot some time ago to organize such a pack, and 

 after having been met with the greatest kindness by most of 

 the landed proprietors in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, 

 granting permission to hunt over their lands, eight couple of 

 the Honeywood breed of beagles were purchased at a 

 moderate figure, and arrived about a fortnight ago, averaging 

 about fourteen inches. Among the list of subscribers are the 

 names of many of our best young athletes, a number of whom 

 have shown prominently in most of the local games, such as 

 football, cricket, running, &c., &c. Mr. Robertson Reid, of 

 Gallowflat, has kindly undertaken the duties of Master, and 

 his son, Mr. J. R. Reid, has been appointed secretary. The 

 best thanks of the subscribers are due to the last-named 

 gentleman for the great trouble he has taken in using his 

 best endeavours, assisted by the committee, in getting up the 

 pack. On Saturday the opening meet took place, about the 

 worst day I ever saw; but about ].30 some of the right sort 

 arrived at Gallowflat, in a well-appointed four-in-hand, a 

 smart tandem following. After partaking of the Master's 

 hospitality, a move was made to Burnside Loch, near which 

 they were not long in finding puss, who gave them a short 

 ringing spurt up to a bit of plantation near Cathkin House. 

 Here the hare had a narrow escape, as Juryman had a snatch 

 at her when breaking covert, but she got away up the hill 

 and was lost. That genuine sportsman and farmer, Mr. Love, 

 of Mid Farm, here invited all present to come in and have 

 "one;" and I can tell you we required it, being wet through, 

 and running all the time knee-deep. Mr. Love finding us 

 another hare, we had another spin, but shortly gave it up, 

 it being such an awful day. I think it right to mention the 

 names of those who had the pluck to come, viz. : — The Master, 

 Mr. J. Reid, Mr. J. R. Reid, Messrs. Scott, Brown (2), Burrell, 

 Smith, Stow, Davie, Whyte, and Buchanan; Major Maclean, 

 Rifle Brigade; Campbell, and " Stringhalt." I forgot to 

 mention that Peter Brown, who whipped-in for some time to 



