76 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



CHAPTER VII. 



IN 1 86 1 Mr. Henry William Meredyth took the 

 hounds. He was son of the late Sir Henry 

 Meredyth, who had married the only daughter of 

 Mr. Bayly of Norelands, and father of the present 

 Sir Henry, who succeeded his grandfather in the 

 baronetcy. Mr. Meredyth engaged William Boxall 

 as huntsman. He was a very good man in kennel, 

 and remained with the Kilkennies for several years. 

 Mr. Meredyth was a good sportsman, and " built to 

 ride," being tall and beautifully made, and no 

 man could have looked better on a horse. He 

 was a good shot, fisherman, and cricketer, and a 

 cheery, genial man. He rode very trained horses, 

 generally above his weight. After four seasons Mr. 

 Meredyth took the horn himself, Boxall whipping 

 in to him ; but the latter then left, and afterwards 

 hunted the Dartmoor pack for years. He retired on 

 full annuity from Hunt Servants' Benefit Society 

 some years since. Walter Bell replaced him for one 

 season, and then Mr. Meredyth engaged Richard 

 Scarth, who belonged to a family of Yorkshire 

 yeomen. He was a fine rider and a keen man, and 

 remained with Mr. Meredyth to the close of his 

 mastership, having John Tidd as whip, subsequently 

 going to Kildare under Sir Edward Kenned}-, and 

 eventually emigrating to Canada. 



