and name, though American guns makes their presence known. The Vinatge Cup in Edward’s day would have been called a "Saturday to Monday" event (though the Vintage Cup runs from Thursday to Saturday). You see the lauded gentry, the leisure class, the rich folks would not refer to it as a "weekend" get together since using the word "weekend" might imply that those attending the event might have jobs to go to during the week. Nasty thought a job. A few destinctions are in order. First off to hunt back then meant to hunt fox from horseback. To go shooting meant to shoot game on your estate. The estate's gamekeeper, other estate workers and local men were recruited for the day's sport to beat the birds out of the brush toward the guns. The shooting party would then try to bring down as many grouse, pheasant or partridges as they could. Gun dogs retrieved the fallen birds. The Vintagers, however, use clays and I really can’t think of a better reason to don my kilt and smoke a few clays. Maybe afterward taste a dram or two of single malt.