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Over a familiar line of country hounds went on by Corslie Hill and Wraes, through Ennelly to Scart and Gryffe Castle, leftwards by Botherickfield, 22 The Lanarkshire and Renfrezvshire Hunt. past the kennels to Goldenlea Gorse, the fox being killed in the lade near Crosslee Mill. The season, which came to an end on 4th April, was regarded as one of the poorest on record, but during the closing stages there was a tremendous lot of rain, which rendered the country in such a heavy state that the point- to-point races had to be abandoned. A rather unfortunate opening to the succeeding season on 7th November, 1903, was caused by dense fog, successful hunting being out of the question. It was not until 8th December that any run of special note was provided, and in the country leading from Castle Semple, where there lived at this time a genial friend of foxhunting in the person of Mr. J. W. Shand Harvey. The interests of this particular portion of Renfrew- shire territory have of late years been assiduously looked after by Mr. Andrew Hunter, who has his residence just beside Castle Semple policies. It says much for the Castle Semple foxes of those days when a brace found here sufficed to supply a great day's sport. The first one gave a preliminary hunt by Gowkston as far as Karnes Dam, where he was lost. A better fox had been left behind at Castle Semple, and getting away on good terms hounds ran fast over a similar line to that previously taken, and, be it said, it was not particularly nice for anyone to ride over. However, they hunted back to more congenial surroundings by Greenside, from which it was more " plain sailing," by Branchal and Craigton to Glentyan. There was not a semblance of a check up to this point, but going over Gladstone and Wardend it was rather difficult hunting. Doubling back towards

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