The Royal Caledonian Hunt

As the name implied the club was originally constituted to hunt, with the first fortnight long meeting set to take place at Haddington on 12 October 1778.

In 1786 a Yorkshire Colonel visited the club and remarked: A charming scene of confusion; cooks, ladies' servants, waitresses all running against each other, being the time of Kelso Races.

The company is composed of gentlemen of the Turf on both sides of the Tweed with families and friends and also members of the Caledonian Hunt.

[4] Although the club became based in Edinburgh, the location of its race meetings varied each year, with Kelso playing host most often.

To return the favour the treasurer of the Caledonia Hunt Club was instructed to "subscribe for one hundred copies in their name, for which he should pay Mr Burns £25, upon the publication of his book.

[9] In 1822 as part of his visit to Edinburgh King George IV attended the Caledonian Hunt Club's annual ball.

[4] Since the patronage of 1822, several other monarchs and royals have been involved with the club, including William IV, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and Edward VII.