Gentlemen Riders 



time they had run over twenty-two measured miles of country ; 

 Lord Bessborough, who was in temporary command, and one 

 of the very few up at the finish, like the good sportsman he 

 was, refusing to take advantage of so gallant a fox by digging 

 him out. On hearing the story, on his return from Liverpool, 

 the Marquis expressed his pleasure to Lord Bessborough 

 that the fox had been spared for another day, adding that he 

 would "have a go at him again before he was much older," 

 and shortly issued what was destined to be his last hunt card, 

 " Castlemorris " being the fourth fixture on the list. 



The run on the morning of the 29th March, 1859, from 

 Castlemorris, was slow and with frequent checks, but the fox 

 was marked to ground in Glenbower, and then in the best of 

 spirits, the Marquis went to try and find the great fox of 

 Corbally. A fox was found there sure enough, who, breaking 

 cover at the same place, ran down the hill and crossed the 

 road on the very tracks of the hunt in the great run a fort- 

 night before. He, also, went up Milltown Hill, but at the top 

 wheeled to the left, came down and re-crossed the water at 

 Corbally, and it was when coming back across the road the 

 fatality occurred which was to deprive Ireland of as true- 

 hearted a gentleman and good a sportsman as ever drew 

 breath. 



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