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Mr. James J. Barclay was intimately concerned in the welfare of the boys located here, and his influence may have been partly responsible for the several meets being arranged at the hospital, although nothing would give the Master and members of the Hunt greater pleasure if such a gathering afforded entertainment to our returned heroes. The scene, even with its pathetic touch as an aftermath of the Great War, presented a bright and cheerful aspect, with nurses and patients grouped behind the pack, and all seemed to be keenly interested. 78 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. The Late Mr. G. J. KIDSTON. Than the late Mr. George Jardine Kidston a sportsman of no better type has ever been known, for he fairly revelled in the glories of foxhunting, and was at the same time always anxious to do anything in his power towards the welfare of the Hunt. Born on the 12th February, 1835, Mr. Kidston quite early in childhood began to cultivate a taste for field sports, and naturally developed a fondness for the sound of the horn or music of the hounds. He became a regular follower of the pack during the earlier part of Sir David Buchanan's Mastership, and few hunting at that time displayed such keenness with an aptitude for getting over the country to the best advantage. On the death of Mr. Morrison, at the end of 1885, Mr. Kidston became honorary secretary, and he continued to faithfully discharge these duties until June, 1909, when his resignation was accepted. In another page reference is made to the tangible recognition by the members of the Hunt of such valuable services. The deceased sportsman owned the estate of Finlaystone, where he lived, and he was not only a philanthropist in many ways, but one of the most staunch preservers of foxes ever known in the country. Mr. Kidston died here on 10th August,

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