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hunted in capital style, and ran abreast over the 

 mountain. Shannon horse [presumably the horse 

 Mr. Power rode] well beat. Huntsman beat the field 

 upon the Clara mare." 



There is no further record for that season ; but in 

 the autumn of 1814 Mr. Power began cub-hunting 

 with fifty-one couple of hounds, which he pro- 

 nounces to be " a very promising pack." He says 

 that " during the latter end of the month of Septem- 

 ber the old pack hunted upon Brandon and Black- 

 stairs mountains, were very steady, and killed a brace 

 of foxes at Poulmounty woods." On October the 3rd 

 he was at Woodstock. " Found several foxes. The 

 hounds divided; seven couple went away with a game 

 fox, crossed the park (then on Mount Alto), through 

 Mr. Robbins' demesne (Firgrove), and, after an excel- 

 lent run, the hounds were beaten near Derry (close to 

 Kiltorcan). The ground very dry, and bad weather 

 for hunting." 



During the remainder of the month he was at 

 Borris twice, at Woodstock, Garryduff, Garryricken, 

 Mount Juliet, Castlcmorres, &c., taking out the 

 old and young pack alternately. From the latter 

 place, on October 24th, he had a fine run of two 

 hours, after a very wet morning, finally running 

 to ground in Castlemorres. He carries his notes 

 for this season no further. 



In the autumn of 1815, Mr. Power began his cub- 

 hunting very early, with forty-nine and a-half couple 

 of hounds. In July he was at Brandon again, but 

 does not appear to have taken the field in August, 

 returning to Brandon early in September. On the 



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