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have occasionally been out with the hounds, although not yet regular 

 followers. There was a meet here on 27th December, and the woodland 

 hunting that followed was of an especially merry character. In the after- 

 noon a fox was found in Scart, and running by Botherickfield and Cleaves 

 they went nearly to Barochan and back by Corslie Hill House to Wraes. 

 From here they took another turn round by Botherickfield and Cleaves to 

 Barfillan, where they most unluckily lost a well-beaten fox. Tuesday, 17th 

 February, can be recalled as one of the most pleasant days ever spent on 

 the hills under ideal weather conditions. They met at Uplawmoor village. 

 Scent did not seem very good at the outset, for hounds were simply crawling 

 after a fox from Hartfield Moss until reaching Skiff. Going away from here 

 on much better terms, they raced by Bowfield Moss and West Gavin to 

 Belltrees Glen, where the fox got to ground in a very awkward place. He 

 was, however, ousted and rolled over after a merry hunt back to West 

 Gavin. Later in the day, from Peatman's Moss, they had a fine sporting 

 hunt by Threepgrass and Capellie to Game Wood, and although earths 

 were open here, the pilot only gained temporary refuge, for a most enjoyable 

 ring round by Fereneze Muir and Duchallaw ended with this fox going 

 to ground again at Gleniffer. 



A meet at Howwood on 6th March was followed by some rather un- 

 satisfactory sport during the morning, but that was a rare gallop they sub- 

 sequently had from Hartfield Strip. Mount Top was the first point, and 

 then round by Skiff and Bowfield to Hartfield Moss, thence by Peatman's 

 Moss and Caldwell Law back to Hartfield Moss. Scent then seemed to 

 fail, and the fox was undoubtedly well ahead when he went on to Skiff, where 

 he was given up. They continued to hunt right into April of this season, 

 and on the 3rd of that month had a most enjoyable day after a meet at 

 Bird in the Hand. With a fox from Peatman's Moss, a run was had by 

 Double Woods and Caldwell Law to the Lugton side of Caldwell policies, 

 hounds being stopped at the railway. Finding again in Bardrain, hounds 

 hunted nicely for fifty-five minutes over a bit of good country, the line 

 taken being by Gleniffer, back through Bardrain, then on by Mount Top, 

 Skiff, and Wallshill, nearly to Caldwell Law. Scent failed at this point. 



Having omitted to mention previously the death of Lord Glentanar. 

 which occurred on 26th November, 1918, I now take the opportunity of 

 making reference to the loss of such a fine sportsman, who was for a lengthy 



