SIR FENTON AYLMER AND MR A. HENRY 



and tore him to pieces. Mr Hans Aylmer tells nie 

 that he has often heard the story from his grand- 

 mother, who was Sir Fenton Aylmer's daughter. 



Sir Fenton's mastership came to an end by his 

 resignation in July, 1810, a resignation which was 

 accompanied by his generous gift of the pack he 

 had created and had hunted for twelve years to the 

 Kildare Hunt Club. The appreciation with which 

 Sir Fenton's services to sport and to the Kildare 

 Hunt were regarded, was very suitably acknow- 

 ledged by a resolution of the Hunt passed at a 

 meeting held on July 28, 18 10, at Dawson Street, 

 Dublin, in the following terms: 



Resolved unanimously that the thanks of the hunt 

 be returned to Sir Fenton Aylmer for the spirited 

 manner in w^hich he has conducted the country 

 during the time the hounds were in his possession, 

 and for the liberal present he now makes of them 

 to the Hunt. 



At the meeting of July 28, 1810, which received 

 Sir Fenton Aylmer's resignation, Mr Arthur 

 Henry, of Lodge Park, the acting honorary trea- 

 surer of the Hunt, took over the mastership from 

 Sir Fenton's able hands, and a resolution of the 

 meeting may be quoted as showing the organiza- 

 tion of the hunt in that year. 



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