30 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 



several gardens in the village of Houston on their way past the kennels 

 up to Botherickfield. After a check here they continued by Gryffe Castle, 

 Scart, and Ennelly to finally kill this fox just outside High Barlogan. Time, 

 one hour and thirty-five minutes. 



On Tuesday, ist December, Lochside Station was the venue, and 

 after a preliminary spin from Barcraigs Bog, hounds found again on this 

 favourite haunt. They then ran by Brownmuir and Cuffhill to Trearne 

 Mines, thence nearly to Caldwell, back to the right of Cuffhill, over Beckam 

 Hill towards Woodside. At Beckam Farm this fine run ended with a kill 

 in the open. 



During December and January sport can be described as fairly enjoy- 

 able, but I can only refer to the more brilliant achievements of the pack, 

 and a good item came forth with the Howwood fixture on 9th February, 

 when only a few fortunate enthusiasts turned out. On entering Skiff they 

 chopped one fox and hunted another around the district until he went to 

 ground just above Howwood village. Reaching Mid Hartfield Moss in 

 the afternoon, Mr. James Barclay had espied a fine fox leaving here, so 

 the hounds were soon got on excellent terms to run smartly by Hartfield 

 Moss and Rashyfield to Skiff. This was quickly left on the journey by 

 Mount Top, Bardrain Strip, and Capellie Strip, through Threepgrass 

 and Double Woods to the right of Caldwell Law. Over a fine stretch of 

 country they continued by Braco until near Sproulston, where a check 

 gave the pilot the advantage, and it was only a stale line from here to 

 Cuffhill where the Master had the hounds stopped. Those conversant 

 with the country traversed can readily imagine what a great run this must 

 have been. 



Towards the end of this season there was a lot of blank drawing in 

 certain parts of the country, and therefore some disappointing days, but 

 the closing meet at Auchengrange on 27th March was remarkably successful. 

 The first fox found at Mid Hartfield was killed in Swinetrees Glen, and it 

 was late in the afternoon when they had another in front of them from 

 Caldwell Law. Running by Double Woods and Foreside Strips they 

 continued by Capellie Strip around the edge of Fereneze Muir back to the 

 left of Bardrain, through Mount Top to Skiff. They went on again by 

 Bowfield, and had been actually hunting this fox for one hour and forty 

 minutes, when he beat them near Nether Broadfield through being headed 



