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confidences when I relate what was kept as a secret for a long time. The I have seen some funny things happen in the desire to get blood, and where he beat them by entering a drain. It is recorded that this fox was ground near Bardrain Strip, and after a bit of dodging about in the Sir David Buchanan's death took place on 8th February, 1904, and vicinity they ran by Sergeantlaw and Braehead right down by Nethercraigs there are extenuating circumstances in destroying one badly affected with keenly disappointed in not securing blood. It is, of course, a recognised fact ference, but tried to excuse himself by explaining that they always shoot I can now give an account of a run in what was known at the time as The afternoon was well advanced when a fox was found on the rough that huntsmen are never satisfied unless they get a kill at the end of a good run. mange. The hounds, I may add, broke up the carcase of the fox, and to the outskirts of Paisley. They hunted about some grounds here for a an unforgivable crime in the eyes of any hunting enthusiast, unless where promptly bowled him over. He was severely " lectured " for his inter- such animals in the country he hailed from. Shooting a fox is, however, hounds had entered Wraes in quest of a fox, and a few of them immediately hunted from 3.10 p.m. till 6.30 p.m., when it was quite dark, and Webster was 1 6th February. as a certain incident occurred so many years ago I may not be betraying 24 The Lanarkshire and Renfrezvshire Hunt. to put the fox down would save his pursuers further trouble, and he the fixture arranged on the following day was, of course, cancelled. Mr. C. M. Collins was the recipient of the mask. considerable time and then forced their fox back up the hill to Glenfield, the " Tuesday Country," the meet being held at Lochwinnoch Station on

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