might say as long as they live — and gloat over it. A fixture at Foxbar, where Mr. T. Heywood Coats then lived, was A complimentary dinner to Mr. G. Barclay on his retiral from the fulfilled on 12th March, but on the following Monday a gloom was cast for many of the runs will be fresh in the memory of those who took part, In giving a list of followers of the present day I cannot do better than and a mass of detail might become monotonous to readers. Still there Mastership had been arranged in Glasgow, and a large number of invitations brought to a premature end, and the point-to-point races were also a most acceptable finish. A big fox and as stiff as the proverbial poker, Ennelly, and Witch Moss they went on to Elphinstone, thence by another merry skirmish a kill in the open on Kilmacolm golf course was sad tidings, for we had lost one who had been so conspicuous in the field There was a great deal more sport in the course of this highly successful over the Renfrewshire hunting community by the news of the death of for many years. Out of respect to the deceased sportsman the season was issued ; but under the circumstances this did not take place. cancelled. them here, but luckily he was viewed away by Lawfield Bog, and after 54 The Lanarkshire and Renfrezvshire Hunt. when Jacklin picked him up for the customary rites. Barlogan, eventually reaching Elphinstone again. The fox nearly beat Corslie Hill, Massington, and Botherickfield Strip to Scart and Low season that could be referred to, but the sample I have given should suffice, mention the names of those out with the pack during the past two seasons. are plenty of enthusiasts who could read about hunting for ever — or I Mr. James J. Barclay. Thoughts of sport vanished with the receipt of such