78 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 



The Late Mr. G. J. KIDSTON. 



Than the late Mr. George Jardine Kidston a sportsman of no better 

 type has ever been known, for he fairly revelled in the glories of foxhunting, 

 and was at the same time always anxious to do anything in his power 

 towards the welfare of the Hunt. Born on the 12th February, 1835, Mr. 

 Kidston quite early in childhood began to cultivate a taste for field sports, 

 and naturally developed a fondness for the sound of the horn or music of 

 the hounds. He became a regular follower of the pack during the earlier 

 part of Sir David Buchanan's Mastership, and few hunting at that time 

 displayed such keenness with an aptitude for getting over the country to 

 the best advantage. On the death of Mr. Morrison, at the end of 1885, 

 Mr. Kidston became honorary secretary, and he continued to faithfully 

 discharge these duties until June, 1909, when his resignation was accepted. 

 In another page reference is made to the tangible recognition by the 

 members of the Hunt of such valuable services. The deceased sportsman 

 owned the estate of Finlaystone, where he lived, and he was not only a 

 philanthropist in many ways, but one of the most staunch preservers of 

 foxes ever known in the country. Mr. Kidston died here on 10th August, 

 1909. 



