PREFACE. 



ACTING upon the suggestion of the retiring Master and other 

 prominent members of the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire 

 Hunt, I have ventured to produce an historical record which 

 it is hoped will meet with the appreciation of those interested. For 

 the description of the sport of the past twenty seasons I am greatly 

 indebted to the diaries so perfectly kept by the late Mr. J. J. Barclay, 

 which were kindly placed at my disposal by Mr. G. Barclay. Without 

 such a valuable asset no work of this kind could ever have been 

 attempted, and I have made the fullest possible use of these records, 

 so that sportsmen and sportswomen of the last quarter of a century 

 can refresh their memory in regard to the many great runs enjoyed 

 during that period. I hope I have succeeded in an effort to furnish 

 a complete and unvarnished account of the doings of the pack, together 

 with a history of the Hunt since its origin. Possibly, at some future 

 time, another enthusiast will take up the pen and bring the records 



up to date. 



Harry Judd (" Tantivy "). 



