38 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



over to Kilkenny from England (it is believed from 

 Air. Musters), he brought a couple and a-half of 

 hounds from Lord Yarborough's kennels, named 

 Grappler, Gracious, and Graceful, and through them 

 Mr. Power's pack was greatly improved. Grappler's 

 pedigree will be found in the Hound List of 1839, as 

 given in Appendix IV. 



Towards the year 1830 the number of Mr. Power's 

 followers had become largely increased, and now in- 

 cluded not only many additional hunting men resi- 

 dent in the county, but a considerable number of 

 strangers from other districts. The Hunt Club was 

 now approaching its zenith, and the meetings became 

 more crowded, the dinners more largely attended, 

 and the fun fast and furious. In the year 1826 four 

 of its members made an expedition to Melton for a 

 season's hunting in Leicestershire. The quartet were 

 Mr. John Power, junior, Sir Richard Cox, of Castle- 

 town, Clayton Bayly and William Bayly, sons of 

 Mr. Bayly, of Norelands. All were excellent horse- 

 men and hard riders, and well sustained the honour 

 of their county in Leicestershire. The late Sir John 

 Power once mentioned to the compiler that, when he 

 was at Melton in this year, cocktail horses and snaffle 

 bridles were the fashion. 



Robert Caunt was an excellent huntsman, and a 

 good man in kennel. A list of the pack for 1839 is 

 given in Appendix IV., by which it will appear that 

 Mr. Power had a very well-bred and valuable kennel. 

 Mick Butler became first whip under Caunt, and Jim 

 Dwyer second whip, and under their regime sport 

 proved first-rate. In 1835 Mr. John Power married 



