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on his approaching marriage and in recognition of the good sport he had shown. New-Year's Day became a memorable occasion, and the great sport could have no more appropriate starting point than Johnstone Castle, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Connell, who have both been so keen on hunting for many years, and during the long period of Mr. Barclay's Mastership they were invariably bang to the fore. It was a Skiff fox that furnished a run that will be long remembered by participants, and going away towards West Gavin it turned out that he was on a mission to a drain that he wot of. What a lucky thing this was too full of water at the time ! Retreating through Skiff, the run continued by Mount Top and John- stone Castle nearly to Foxbar, then right handed up the hill with Gleniffer on the left and over a beautiful line of country past Threepgrass to Caldwell Law. Near here the fox had been coursed by a dog, and as a consequence he got well ahead of hounds, but they continued to hunt in fine style to the left of Hartfield Moss, over Shutterflet Muir to Cuffhill, where he beat 52 The Lanarkshire and Renfrezvshire Hunt. them in a deep drain. These are the brief points of a really brilliant hunt of two hours and ten minutes. When writing of sport one is apt to forget the covert owners, and I must not omit to mention such a fine sportsman as Mr. John A. Holms. When looking at the coverts around Formakin one realises they were specially made to encourage foxes, for there are many snug corners here, and there is a splendid patch of gorse on the estate. As the owner of Klondyke, Hornpipe, and other good horses, Mr. Holms was a very popular competitor in the point-to-point races, and he was invariably seen to advantage. Caldwell House has at various times been the home of several

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