worthy of illuminating the records. The interests of covert shooting claimed special consideration for many years, and as a consequence hounds were seldom allowed to investi- gate any portion of what was regarded as the " Saturday Country " prior to the opening of the regular season. Sport in the earlier part was therefore more like cubbing, with a lot of woodland work and spasmodic bursts into the open. It was a very late harvest in the autumn of 1907, and when the season was entered upon on 2nd November at Houston a considerable 28 The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. amount of crops had still to be gathered in. Hunting, however, proceeded without hindrance, and the first run of note came on 19th November. After a preliminary spin and a brace of kills, hounds then had a Peatman's Moss fox in front of them, and he afforded galloping over a bit of country that is so much revelled in by many enthusiasts. By Threepgrass and Double Woods they ran nearly to Caldwell Law and then right-handed by Lochlibo and Wallshill over Bowfield Moss to West Gavin, an ideal line of country. Turning down the hill from here they continued over the Johnstone and Beith road to the strip by the side of the railway and ran to ground near Lochside Station. Time, one hour and twenty minutes. Another successful Finlaystone fixture came on 21st December, and the fun started from the home coverts. After a fox had taken a turn over the hill towards Gleddoch, he led the way back through the east covert past Knockmountain, and a fine run proceeded by Auchinbothie and Craig Marloch to Devol Glen, where, in a wild precipitous ravine, pursuit had to be abandoned. Moving back to Bardrainy, hounds found another good fox, and ran by Craig Marloch and Auchinbothie to Knockmountain . From here they hunted over Barscube Hill and Mid Glen by Corslie Hill