82 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



Edmond Smithwick was so unfortunate as to stake 

 and kill his horse, which gave rise to the lines written 

 by Major Whyte Melville, who was out, and which 

 will be found in the Appendix. 



The 25th January may be marked as a red-letter 

 day. Meeting at Coolagh cross-roads, where Lord 

 Waterford and a large contingent from the Curragh- 

 more Hunt put in an appearance, Mr. Briscoe drew 

 Garryricken, found at once, and, after a turn in covert, 

 went away with a big game fox up to Butler's wood,, 

 bore right-handed, and went on to Killamery, then 

 ran past Kilvemnon, and nearly up to Mullinahone, 

 wheeled round towards Callan, and back to Garry- 

 ricken. Without dwelling a moment, this stout fox 

 pursued his way straight through the demesne, and 

 passing by Coolagh, nearly reached Bally tobin, but 

 kept left-handed, and travelled on nearly to Harley 

 Park, from whence he worked his way back by Kil- 

 coran to Garryricken, where he saved his brush by 

 squeezing into a rabbit hole, after a fine hunt, albeit 

 a twisting one, of four hours over a very heavy 

 country. It is superfluous to say that horses were 

 well beat, and many did not get through the run. 



Towards the close of 1871, Mr. Briscoe had a fine 

 run from Grcnnan, a double ring, which ended at 

 Coolnahaw at nightfall ; fast all through ; one hour 

 and twenty minutes. 



On the 1 5th January, 1873, meeting at Freshford, 

 a fox was found at Barrington's gorsc, ran hard to the 

 Punchbowl, straight through it, and away into the 

 bottoms nearly to Woodsgift. Leaving this to the 

 right hand, ran through Tallyho, and bang into 



