at this time was with a fox found at Finlaystone, and the route lay over From here the fox attempted to reach Linwood Moss, but doubling back he himself up at the top so as to resemble a crow's nest. am at a loss to know the correct dates, as diaries were not kept. Early in the " Here's your fox, Judd ! " and there he was, sure enough, crouched under the huntsman had a great aversion to water, he scrambled in, to luckily lay extraordinary instance of foxes occupying trees came under notice in Scart nearly always a safe find, and Ritchie, who used to run regularly with the Richard M'Farlane and Mr. John Craig. One of the finest runs enjoyed the banks of the River Gryffe. From here he was quickly ousted, and, with starting point, and at a rattling pace the hounds swept through Corslie Hill, Wood, where an old dog fox habitually climbed a high spruce and curled pack, was entrusted with the task of dislodging the varmint. The most exciting termination was had in season 1887-1888. Elphinstone was the was rolled over. Another great run made all the more noteworthy by its 16 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. the hounds jumping in, both they and the fox were carried down the river ment was running high. " Your hounds will be drowned," and although hold of the fox's scuffle, and although whip and horn were lost the hounds Reynard had vanished, but the Master, who had been well up throughout, Cleaves, and Houston Wood into Craigends. Here it was thought that discovered what had happened, for he came up with the exclamation, In giving brief accounts of some memorable runs of the distant days I Barscube Hill, Corslie Hill, through Wraes and Houston Wood to Craigends. 'eighties Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and Mr. Durham Kippen were still to by the strong current. " Get in, Judd ! " shouted Sir David, when excite- the fore, and others very hard to beat over a country at this time were Mr.