28 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 



amount of crops had still to be gathered in. Hunting, however, proceeded 

 without hindrance, and the first run of note came on 19th November. 

 After a preliminary spin and a brace of kills, hounds then had a Peatman's 

 Moss fox in front of them, and he afforded galloping over a bit of country 

 that is so much revelled in by many enthusiasts. By Threepgrass and 

 Double Woods they ran nearly to Caldwell Law and then right-handed by 

 Lochlibo and Wallshill over Bowfield Moss to West Gavin, an ideal line 

 of country. Turning down the hill from here they continued over the 

 Johnstone and Beith road to the strip by the side of the railway and ran to 

 ground near Lochside Station. Time, one hour and twenty minutes. 



Another successful Finlaystone fixture came on 21st December, and 

 the fun started from the home coverts. After a fox had taken a turn over 

 the hill towards Gleddoch, he led the way back through the east covert 

 past Knockmountain, and a fine run proceeded by Auchinbothie and 

 Craig Marloch to Devol Glen, where, in a wild precipitous ravine, pursuit 

 had to be abandoned. Moving back to Bardrainy, hounds found another 

 good fox, and ran by Craig Marloch and Auchinbothie to Knockmountain . 

 From here they hunted over Barscube Hill and Mid Glen by Corslie Hill 

 to Wraes, where they got on to a fresh fox, and hounds were stopped at 

 Barochan. 



There were only a few out to enjoy the brilliant doings of the pack 

 from Gleniffer on 8th January, 1907, and although the " bone " was hardly 

 out of the ground after a recent frost, followers had no time to think of the 

 danger in riding across country. In Gleniffer a fox was set going, and 

 they ran by Duchallaw and Fereneze to Game Wood, on by Capellie and 

 Peesweep, through the end of Bardrain Strip. From here it was still very 

 fast by Mid Hartfield to the edge of Skiff Wood and across Bowfield Moss. 

 It was here owing to the line being foiled that Webster had to put the 

 hounds right for the only time during the run, but they went on again by 

 Trees and the edge of Barcraigs Bog to West Gavin, where the fox was run 

 to ground. They had another nice hunt in the afternoon from Bardrain. 



On 18th January, after meeting at Fulwood, they found their first 

 fox in Cleaves, and from here a fine run of one and a quarter hours ended 

 with blood. The course taken was by Barfillan to Botherickfield, thence 

 through Scart, Ennelly, to the left of Elphinstone, over the hill by West 

 Glen to Barscube Hill. Passing through Drums near by, they went on 



