muir, and a racing pace gallop ensued by Threepwood and Bowfield to the up from nowhere, and after a brief hunt down to Erskine he was killed. he beat them in a big burrow at Wallshill. A very fast spin. Terriers bolted a brace from a drain at Bellsgrove, and hounds ran a nice ring by his pursuers by Craig Marloch to Finlaystone, on leaving which they just Trearne down to Woodside, where after a lot of dodging about they killed but he was tempted to come out on horseback when hounds met at from West Gavin. This came off all right, for they ran fast by Cuff hill that Major Collins is one of our oldest followers. Mrs. Collins also hunted near Beith, on 26th February, but Mr. J. H. Watson is so enthusiastic saddle again. Moving away from here towards Barochan, a fox jumped missed Knockmountain and ran well by Bardrainy and Craig Marloch close to the house. The majority of the field went home now, but a good day's sport and a very severe one for horses. enthusiasm dies hard, and the Master took a chance of an evening gallop For the first time within recollection we had a meet at Grange Hill, High Barlogan, hounds running well throughout. By Low Barlogan, Mr. David Cross has practically retired from active participation, left of Hartfield Moss, and hounds were simply running for blood when regularly up till a few years ago, and their son and daughter are now keen A capital sporting run of one and a half hours was afterwards had from Ingliston on 1st March, and everyone was pleased to see him in the on the sport. After a meet on 19th February an Auchinbothie fox led and I fancy he got to ground. back to Auchinbothie, where they could make nothing further of this fox, to Brownmuir, where they were stopped — an appropriate rounding off to that a return visit is pretty certain in future. A fox was found in Brown-