07 Dec




















Hicks Beach, Mrs. Houison Craufurd, Miss Campbell, Mrs. A. Connell, Miss Collins, Mrs. Donald, Miss Donaldson, Miss Erica Graham, Mrs. W. H. Howden, Mrs. C. J. Hirst, Miss C. Holms, Miss Stirling Maxwell, Miss Isobel M'Gowan, Miss MTlroy, Miss M'Nab, Miss Mitchell, Mrs. M'Lellan, Miss Neilson, Miss Orr, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Paton, Lady Renshaw, Miss Reid, Miss Watson, and Miss Wallace. It does not come within my province to criticise the manner in which followers in these parts ride to hounds, although there is no lack of pluck and daring, and it is a rare thing to see Renfrewshire followers riding the roads. It is pity, however, that many take so little interest in the work of the pack, but this is a common occurence with other hunts, and I would here take the liberty of advising the younger generation of followers to study the sport by watching the hounds on a bad scenting day. In the course of any hunting season unlucky days are bound to come, for scent is ever a mysterious factor to good sport ; but given fair conditions these hounds will invariably afford as much galloping as anyone cares for. Since the war a large number of new followers have joined the glad throng, and in this respect Mr. James L. Young has done much in intro- ducing the beginners. With any of the pupils who come under his guidance Mr. Young is most painstaking and unselfish, and if they do not eventually become ardent participants the fault will not rest with the tutor. In former times people on foot anxious to get a glimpse of the fun were much more numerous than is now the case, but with its many coigns of vantage Renfrewshire affords a happy hunting ground for those with a fair knowledge of the country. Nobody makes a more heroic effort to see the sport in this manner than Miss Hylda C. Cole, who is a rare enthusiast and is nothing daunted by any kind of weather. On many occasions

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