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anxious that his operations should be extended, 

 and a correspondence (Appendix V.) took place in 

 1842-43, by which it appears that Mr. Power agreed 

 that Mr. Briscoe should have the privilege of draw- 

 ing the Bessborough coverts (except Carricktriss, 

 which was specially reserved) once a week up to the 

 1st March, when the Kilkenny Hounds were to 

 draw them. The arrangements indicated lasted, 

 with some modifications, for many years until 

 1859, when the death of Lord Waterford rendered 

 it necessary to make fresh arrangements, which will 

 be noted further on. 



At this distance of time it is difficult to ascertain 

 with any accuracy the details of sport in Mr. John 

 Power's early mastership ; but one or two runs may 

 be mentioned. On one occasion in 1843 a very 

 bold fox was found at Pottlerath, and afforded a 

 grand run, which ended beyond New Birmingham, in 

 the County Tipperary. Mr. John Wade was riding 

 a grey horse belonging to old Sir John Power, and 

 saw it best, or shared the honours with Mr. George 

 Gough of Birdhill. 



Two runs from Grennan wood are worth record- 

 ing. In the season 1843-44, Mr. Power found a 

 fox in Grennan, ran him past Coolnahaw, and on 

 towards Tory Hill, bore left-handed, and, passing by 

 Glcnmorc, brought his fox down to the Ross River 

 at Carrickcloney. Here he viewed him swimming 

 across the wide tidal river. Procuring a boat, and 

 getting all the hounds he could on board, he was 

 rowed across as fast as possible, landed up to his 

 knees in the mud, pursued his fox on foot into the 



