next as the gentlemen shall agree upon ; and the second (or Spring meeting) to be in April following. " The following regulations are now agreed upon to which such others as are afterwards thought proper shall be added : — " 1st. — That a Preses shall be chosen at every April meeting before the Hunt party, who shall continue for a year and shall have the regulation of 12 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. the first official list of hounds was issued in 1852 — as the territory then comprised portions of the two counties, hounds being frequently seen in Lanarkshire. John Harrison was appointed as huntsman, and season 1 849- 1850 opened with a meet at Craigends on 20th October, when a plentiful supply of foxes was forthcoming, and a gallop of thirty minutes formed the chief item of the day. On the following Tuesday hounds were at Gleniffer, and in the course of this day's sport one fox was killed. Cathcart Bridge was the place of tryst on 27th November, and on this occasion a fine run of two hours and ten minutes was brought off. In Lanarkshire, meets were held at Bellshill, Drumpellier, New Monkland Church, and other places, and while Sir David Buchanan's first season may be described as fairly successful, the aggregate of kills only amounted to three and a half brace. Half a dozen blank days were experienced. Matters improved considerably in the succeeding season which opened earlier, for, after a few days' cub-hunting, an advertised meet was held at Houston Kennels on 8th October, 1850. Since this date Houston has been the recognised place of tryst for the opening of the season, and is as well known in the county as Kirby Gate with the Quorn Hunt. Following this was a capital afternoon's sport, one run occupying nearly three hours, with