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further in the way of sport during the latter stages of this season that calls for special notice, but the open nature of the weather was shown by the fact that fifty-one of the fifty-five fixtures arranged were fulfilled. A most interesting and gay function took place in St. Enoch Hotel, Glasgow, on 1 8th April, when about seventy of the leading supporters of the Hunt The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 25 assembled to do honour to Mr. G. J. Kidston, who was presented with his portrait in oils, painted by Sir George Reid. It may be here mentioned that the late Mr. Kidston fulfilled the duties of honorary secretary to the Hunt for a period extending over many years, and he was extremely popular. Season 1904-1905 opened on 5th November, when the sport was of a character so often associated with the preliminaries in the Houston country. There were any amount of foxes on the move, and I remember seeing no fewer than two brace leaving Elphinstone in a sort of procession to Wraes soon after the pack had entered the former covert on this day. Towards the end of November frost set in and caused several stoppages, but on 17th December, when the going was terribly heavy, there was as much galloping as anyone could desire, the meet being at Finlaystone. Hounds ran fast from Knockmountain over Barscube Hill and over the valley up to Elphinstone, going on from here by Wraes and Botherickfield right down to Scart, where they rolled over a beaten fox. In the afternoon they hunted another from the gorse near Bardrainy, hounds fairly screaming as they raced over the valley by Castlehill Dam up to Knockmountain. From here it was the usual course over Barscube Hill, across Mid Glen to Elphinstone, and this fine run was carried on back over the undulating country to the left of Drums up the steep ascent of Barscube, which evidently

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