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finished near here, the distance twice round by Wraes and Drums being about 4^ miles. It may here be explained that a meeting had been The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt. 59 arranged in the previous year, but this was abandoned owing to the tragic death of the honorary secretary, Mr. J. C. Hill, who met with an accident on the course a few days prior to the date of the proposed fixture. Mr. J. G. Harvey then took over the secretarial duties. In 1890 there were three events, and Mr. Archibald Walker won the first race for heavy weights on Perchance, Major Andrew Coats being the winner of the light-weight race on Nike, and the same sportsman secured the concluding event on Orangeman — a really good horse. In the following year there were again three events, and history repeated itself in the opening race with Mr. A Walker and Perchance. Mr. Andrew Arthur won the light-weight race on Mr. James Arthur's Nigger, and Mr. Hugh Neilson was the victor in the concluding event on his own horse, Nike. There was one of the largest fields seen out up to that time in the opening item for light weights in 1892, Mr. Bell being successful on Mr. W. Taylor's Shamrock. Captain Young won a military race on Portia, and Mr. A. Walker took the cup for heavy weights with Perhaps. Mr. Walker was honorary secretary at this time. Some excellent racing was also witnessed in 1893, Major Andrew Coats taking the opening race for heavy weights with Dervish. In the light-weight class Mr. Kenneth Connal won with Hallow, and Mr. R. G. Allan won the third event with Dorcas. Good fields were also attracted in 1894, when Mr. W. Taylor took the heavy-weight event with Clown, and Mr. J. L. G. Harvey rode Mr. J. Hoggan's Mirth successfully in the light-weight race, the final event going to Mr. A. Neilson on Monk.

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