58 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



not only was Mr. Poe forgiven, but he and F^ancy 

 came in for a large amount of kudos. 



Mr. Poe was riding a chestnut mare belonging to 

 Mr. Marum. The point is between eight and nine 

 miles, and the country very good. 



On an earlier occasion a fox found in the same 

 country ran through Leyrath and straight down by 

 Windgap (near the present railway station, Kilkenny) 

 to a drain under Lacken. This being stopped, he 

 crossed the River Nore, and ran down by the old 

 canal to the Black Quarry, where he was headed. 

 Recrossed the river, and was eventually killed at 

 Hebron. On both occasions the Master, the first Sir 

 John Power, crossed with the hounds, and was alone 

 with them when they killed, the field galloping round 

 by John's Bridge on a fruitless errand. 



Many of the present field will have a lively recol- 

 lection of the fine run from Carricktriss to the walls 

 of Woodstock during last season ; and it will be 

 interesting to them to read the record of a similar 

 run more than fifty years ago, ending in a kill, as 

 well as two other great runs in the same country 

 during Sir John Power's mastership, as supplied by 

 one who was out : 



" Met at Mullenbcg cross-roads. Found at Car- 

 ricktriss. Fox went away within fifty yards of the 

 whole field. Sir John got his hounds out very quickly. 

 Ran very fast across the heath past the village of 

 Boolaghglass, on by Catstown ; left Hugginstown on 

 the left, and ran close up to Carrickshock, where 

 there was a slight check. Then bent rather to the 

 right and ran by Kiltorcan covert, but did not go 



