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The Ponsonby Bowl, with £ 20. in specie, added to a Sweepstakes 

 of 3 sov. each ; weight for age. three miles. 

 The Hon. B. Wodehouse's b. h. Kilfane, by Elvas, 5 vrs. 



A.M'Donogh. 1 



Mr. A. Rutherford's Paddy Whack, by Bob Booty, aged Doolau. 2 



Mr. Patrick Higgin's gr. m. Restless, by Rust, 3 yrs. J. Neill. 



Mr. Ferguson's ch. g. Bounceaway, by Barkston, 5 yrs. Canavan. 

 Mr. Kennedy's ch. g. Evil Eye, by Count Debeitch, aged 



Lock wood. 



Mr. T. Burgh's gr. m. Grisette, by Verulam, 5 yrs. Owner. 



Won easy. The bowl thus became the property of the Hon. B. 

 Wodehouse from his having won it three years in succession — with 

 Forester, Milo, and Kilfane. 



A Purse of £20., given by the Officers of the 1st Royal Dragoons, 

 for horses the property of persons living within the hunt district, — 

 the winner to be sold for £40. — catch weights, was won by Mr. M. 

 Dunne's gr. g. Isaac (a boy) beating Mr. Kennedy's b. m. She's-all- 

 my- Fancy and eight others not placed. 



IRISH GRAND NATIONAL (near Ashbourne). 



MARCH 25th. The Hunt Stakes of 5 sov. each, with £ 50. added, 

 for horses the bona fide pruperty of, and ridden by, members of the 

 Kildare-street, Friendly Brothers, Sackville-street, United Service, 

 and Stephen's-green Clubs, by members (in December, 1843) of the 

 Ward Union and Garrison Stag-hounds, and of all established packs 

 of county stag and fox-hounds in Ireland ; 12st. each ; mares and 

 geldings allowed 41b.; a winner of any sum or cup of the value of 

 £ 50. or upwards 71b., and thorough-bred horses 71b. extra, four 

 miles. (7 subs.) 

 Mr. Barnwell's b. m. Tidings, by Roller, aged, 71b. extra 



Mr. Frizell. 1 

 Hon. Capt. Forrester's ch. g. The Pony, by Welcome, aged 



Capt. Roden. 2 

 Mr. H. Alley's b. m. Breeze, aged Mr. Peter Alley. 3 



Capt. Armitt's b. m. Fieldfare, aged Owner, killed. 



Even on Tidings who won in a canter. Fieldfare broke her back 

 in jumping a small fence. 



The Kilrue Cup of 100 sov. in specie, added to a Sweepstakes 

 of £ 10. each, for all horses carrying 12st. each ; mares and geldings 

 allowed 4lb. ; second saved his stake, four miles. (11 subs.) 

 Mr. Preston's br. m. Brunette, by Sir Hercules, dam by Sir 



Walter, (half-bred) aged - A. M'Donogh. 1 



