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a kill at the end of it. What is known as the Houston country was apparently well stocked with foxes at this period, the sport in this district being par- ticularly good, and in the course of the season a total of eleven and a half brace of foxes were accounted for. There were, however, ten blank days — mostly in Lanarkshire. The opening of season 1851-1852 was at Houston village on 28th October, and when this campaign closed on 17th March it was found that eleven brace of foxes had been killed, there being only one blank day. The number of runs of any importance each season up to 1862 ranged from twenty to thirty, but blank days were rather frequent, and the record of kills never exceeded twelve brace in any season. It is impossible to give a detailed account of the sport, and the records I have referred to will suffice to convey an idea of what foxhunting in Renfrewshire was like at that period. In 1862 Harrison was succeeded as huntsman by John Squires, who was evidently keen on blooding the hounds, for in his first four seasons he handled about seventy brace of foxes, or an average of seventeen and a half The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 13 brace per season. Popular meets at this time were Castlemilk, Garscube, and Broadfield, but owing to the mineral wealth of Lanarkshire, with the predominance of wire and other obstacles to sport, this county became increasingly difficult to hunt. On 3rd March, 1865, Sir David Buchanan took his pack to Ayrshire for a day's sport, which proved rather poor, and the then Lord Eglinton returned the compliment by bringing his pack to Barochan on the following day. The weather was, however, very stormy on this occasion, and good sport was out of the question. It was a matter of general regret when in 1866 Sir David was unwill-