it is still a very popular place of tryst. On 22nd January they found a in the evening. Houston, the latter being a daughter of the late Mr. G. J. Kidston— and was some wind with it. by Cuff hill and Blaclochside. From here the pilot got well ahead of hounds, enthusiasts of the chase, and Mr. W. C. Dickson formerly lived there. brace in the home coverts, and a lot of ringing around here ended with The sport from a Caldwell House meet on 8th January was not very from Barochan Moss to Elphinstone. Finding another on Barscube Hill, round Barscube Hill into Drums again, where they killed a well-beaten fox wet experience, for it rained as though it had never rained before, and there We now have Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howden to extend a cordial welcome. poor scent in the early part of the day, and it was slow hunting with a fox and an enjoyable run was now afforded by Knockmountain to Elphinstone with another from Blacloch to ground. In the afternoon we had a miserably and nearly to Cleaves, hounds losing their fox at Corslie Hill. the fox going to ground. They got another away from the west covert, There have been many successful fixtures at Auchinbothie since From Hartfield Farm, on 12th February, they had a capital hunt with a The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 53 Major H. B. Collins came into possession of this estate, and it may be said Skiff fox by way of Bowfield across a fine line of country to Brownmuir, thence exhilarating, and after killing one fox in the policies they had a gallop and they could only hunt slowly to Woodside, where he went to ground. they had a good hunt round by Corslie Hill and Drums to Formakin, back Erskine Hospital was the venue on 1st February, but there was a very Finlaystone House is now in the occupancy of Mr. and Mrs. Blakeston