followers. There was a meet here on 27th December, and the woodland place to get away from satisfactorily, owing to so many people on foot have occasionally been out with the hounds, although not yet regular is generally a certainty, and Duchal has fully sustained its prestige in this Running out of here to Caldwell Law, fresh foxes jumped up to spoil matters. taking up position on the main road just above in their anxiety to get a Belltrees Glen, where the fox got to ground in a very awkward place. He February, can be recalled as one of the most pleasant days ever spent on From here they took another turn round by Botherickfield and Cleaves to on much better terms, they raced by Bowfield Moss and West Gavin to noon a fox was found in Scart, and running by Botherickfield and Cleaves and Trearne back to the starting point, but it was a much better hunt from good view of the sport. With the first fox they had a nice ring by Cuffhill of foxes invariably found here. Unfortunately Woodside is a very difficult The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 49 the hills under ideal weather conditions. They met at Uplawmoor village. In Duchal policies hounds had put in a very lively time during cubbing, expanse of heather and bogland very much favoured by foxes. they went nearly to Barochan and back by Corslie Hill House to Wraes. respect since Sir J. P. Maclay acquired the estate. He has two sons who At the end of a good day hounds had blood at Peatman's Moss, a vast Cuffhill by Shutterflet and Hillend, past Old Hall, into Caldwell policies. but there is such fine lying in the woodlands here that the matter of a find Scent did not seem very good at the outset, for hounds were simply crawling hunting that followed was of an especially merry character. In the after- Barfillan, where they most unluckily lost a well-beaten fox. Tuesday, 17th after a fox from Hartfield Moss until reaching Skiff. Going away from here