MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 8 1 



During Mr. Briscoe's mastership there was a fine 

 run of sport. Amongst many good days it is no 

 easy task to select the best ; but there are two 

 sportsmen now living who will recall with pleasure 

 a great run from Kiltorcan, inasmuch as they alone 

 saw it, nobody else being near hounds, viz., Mr. < *<- 

 Hamilton -Stubber of Moyne, in the Queen's County, **"*'* 

 and Mr. William Forbes of Garryhunden, in the 

 County Carlow. By a lucky chance at the railway 

 near Knockwilliam, they jumped into the old road 

 near an arch, and, when they had passed under the 

 line, found themselves alone with hounds (the re- 

 mainder of the field being "hungup" lower down), 

 and had the run to themselves. Hounds ran quite 

 straight and without check past Hugginstown and 

 Boolyglass village, over the Kilmacoliver hills, and 

 into the vale below, killing their fox a small, dark 

 one in an orchard between Castletown and Bess- 

 borough. The time was a little over an hour, and 

 the pace so good that none of the field overtook 

 them. The point is between nine and ten miles, and 

 those who know the line will recognise what a fine 

 country was traversed. 



The following were amongst Mr. Briscoe's many 

 good things: 



1871, 1 3th January. Found at Knock roc, ran 

 very hard by Stannard's plantation into Upper- 

 court, right through it, and out at the far end 

 nearly to Kilrush, but wheeled round to the right, 

 passed near Freshford, and up the hills again. Ran 

 nearly up to Knockroe, but bore left-handed, and left 

 off at Brownswood at dark. During this run Mr. 



