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few ardent spirits that remained were treated to a really good gallop from 

 Caldwell Law over the edge of Hartfield Moss, through Caldwell policies 

 and out again past Hall of Caldwell. Hounds were hunting on a rare scent, 

 and the pace was a cracker as they went on nearly to Trearne, turning to 

 the left from here to finally run this fox to ground in a drain near Dunlop 

 Station. It was altogether a poor season that had its closing meet at 

 Auchengrange on 22nd March, and on this day there was a lot of blank 

 drawing with a minimum of sport. 



Hewitt now vacated his post as huntsman, and he was followed by 

 Ted Molyneux, who came from the Pytchley, and regular hunting opened 

 on 1st November. It was a lovely day as regards weather, and in 

 the course of some enjoyable hunting a brace were killed. On 8th 

 November there was a meet at Trearne, and remarkably good sport was 

 enjoyed through a thick fog, and as a fine run progressed it was a notorious 

 fact that followers had to keep listening to the music of the pack to lead 

 them on their way. A fox from Blacloch Head got away a long way ahead 

 of hounds, but thanks to a good scent Molyneux kept them pegging along 

 on the line of the pilot by way of Shutterflet Muir nearly to Caldwell policies. 

 Then a leftward turn by Hall of Caldwell, Riglaw and Top over the corner 

 of Hartfield Moss by Wallshill to Skiff, where earths were open, so this 

 good fox accepted the chance of escape. The time from start to finish was 

 well over one hour. 



Bird in the Hand, situated on the high side of Johnstone, has become a 

 well-known rendezvous with followers of hunting, and meets are occasionally 

 arranged there. It was the starting point on the occasion of a fine day's 

 sport on the hills on 25th November, for although the proceedings did not 

 open in very encouraging fashion, a tough old fox was ultimately found on 

 Peatman's Moss. Going away on the Threepgrass side hounds swung 

 leftwards by Bardrain down into the valley by Foxbar and up the hill again 

 past the " Bonnie Wee Well " up by the side of the glen at Gleniffer. Over 

 the edge of Fereneze Muir hounds still ran at a great pace to the right of 

 Game Wood through Threepgrass. The fox went out from here by 

 Double Woods and back again, and by his twisting tactics got so well ahead 

 of pursuers that they could make little further of a stale line. Up to 

 Threepgrass the time was one hour ten minutes. Sport was fairly good 

 during the latter part of November and the opening weeks of December, 



