forcing a fox away by the asylum grounds where he had to be ejected, and David Cross, on 14th November, and finding a good fox in the adjacent over Mid Glen to Knockmountain, killing their fox in the stackyard of The hounds provided a very good hunt from Hawkhead on 3rd March, but the sport of the last few days of a very successful campaign was rather being killed in the room used for heating purposes below the house, and Season 1908- 1909 had an appropriate send-off with the usual meet at sluice pipe at the dam. Fortunately a man with a turnkey was available, The end of this hunting season came with a meet at Erskine on 21st March, Knockmountain Farm. They met at Ingliston, the residence of that fine old sportsman, Mr. shot out the fox, as though from a pop gun, into the mouths of eager enemies. tame owing to poor scenting conditions. were at the business end of the pipe. In a few moments the rush of water and as the water was being turned on the huntsman saw to it that the hounds Glenshinnoch Gorse, a lot of fun was soon witnessed through the efforts barrowful of ashes about on their backs in their eagerness to devour him. of some riders to get over Dargavil Burn, which was running pretty high demesne, to kill just in front of the mansion. On a subsequent occasion It should be explained that the sly one had been hiding under the barrow. able hunt to Barochan Moss, up through North Brae to Corslie Hill, but then had a good turn round the country ere again reaching Mr. Stevenson's at the time — some also found it rather deep. Hounds ran through there was some excitement at the end of a woodland hunt here, the fox Houston on 7th November. The first draw at Cleaves furnished an enjoy- a much better spin was subsequently had from Elphinstone. They ran I remember seeing the hounds when they collared their fox carrying a