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creasingly popular until people of all classes turned out in their thousands, various times why the races did not continue as a permanent annual point-to-point from Botherickfield to Barmore (near Drums) and back, race after a great finish with Mr. George Coats. In the following year which he had bought specially from the well-known Captain Dewhurst. weights, and Mr. R. G. Allan won the heavy-weight race on Mumper. In 1889 Mr. David W. Shaw was to the fore on Brevity in the light and Major Andrew Coats third. Mr. Adam P. Cross won the heavy-weight remarkable record. familiarly known as " Houston Races." Mr. John A. Holms was an inde- race was won by Mr. Richard M'Farlane, with Mr. John Cross second, to finish at the place of starting — roughly about six miles. The light-weight in the Houston locality. As a consequence, the meeting has come to be The course then had its starting point just above Houston Kennels and also and that for the heavy-weights went to Mr. George Coats on Quiver, venue has been transferred to the Caldwell and Hartfield districts, but with and the meeting is now eagerly looked forward to. In recent times the Mr. T. G. Arthur won the light-weight race with his famous horse Dickory, these exceptions the course has been invariably over a part of the country Something like twenty-five years ago the races appeared to become in- by Mr. Allan Connell of Johnstone Castle. Mr. Alexander King of The meeting under similar conditions as at present existing was Houston has acted as clerk of the scales from 1886 to the present day — a gathering, and there were several years when the fixture was cancelled. revived in 1886, when two events were arranged, the course being a real re-established in 1920, after the war, the duties have been ably discharged fatigable honorary secretary from 1904 to 1914, and since the races were