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less rider, he took his full share of the sport during several seasons prior to 1 90 1, when he took over the Mastership. At this time Mr. Barclay was so keen on hunting that he was not only out two days with his own pack, but also hunted twice a week with Lord Eglinton's, and in these times when motors were not so much in use, this entailed long days and hard work. He really missed no opportunity of hunting, and besides taking horses down to the shires to be with the Quorn, Cottesmore, and Belvoir he pro- longed his season by going out with the New Forest when all other packs had closed their campaign. It would, in fact, be a difficult matter to detail all that Mr. Barclay has done pertaining to the welfare of the Hunt in the course of the past twenty years, and how he so successfully carried on under the stress of war-time conditions, when the prospects for future hunting were so gloomy, will be long remembered. As the outcome of his in- domitable courage and perseverance in this respect, he can find some satis- faction in the fact that he vacated the Mastership at a time when the Hunt was never in a more flourishing condition. Born in i860, Mr. Barclay was a son of the late Mr. John Barclay of Gateside, and he resides at Thornhill, near Johnstone. During the long period he was at the head of affairs he not only enjoyed the esteem of followers of the sport, but he was especially popular with the farmers over whose land we hunt, and such cordial relations must inevitably tend towards the prosperity of foxhunting. The portrait here given is a reproduction of the painting in oils by W. Carter (painted in 1914), presented to the Master by the members of the Hunt in 1920, in recognition of his long and honourable services. Mr. G. BARCLAY. The Late HARRY JUDD.

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