HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



Leinster, Mr Robt La Touche, Lord Wm Fitz- 

 gerald, Mr Christian Fitzsimmons, Mr Hoystead, 

 Mr Toomy, Mr Thomas, Mr E. Grace, Mr Robt 

 Kenny, Mr Andrew Dunne. 



This list, as will be seen, includes some names 

 familiar in sport with the Kildare hounds of a later 

 date, but there is a resolution which betrays a dis- 

 tinctly hostile spirit to the Kildare hounds of 

 1 812. At their first meeting on January 12 of that 

 year the Leinster Harriers resolved " That so long 

 as the Kildare Foxhounds hunt the covers in this 

 country, we will not stop any of their earths." 



From their minutes I gather that the Leinster 

 Harriers revived the uniform of the old Ponsonby 

 Hunt at Bishopscourt, which they were expected 

 to wear in the field. The regulation describes this 

 as " Dark blue cloth with a black velvet capet 

 yellow gilt buttons with ' Leinster Harriers ' 

 engraved on them; Buff and Blue striped waist- 

 coat; small buttons same as on the coat." There 

 were arrangements for dining at every Michael- 

 mas Day, New Year's Day, and Easter Tuesday, 

 on the pay or play principle at half a crown a head. 

 It was ordained too " That as soon as one bottle 

 of wine each and a proportionate quantity of punch 

 shall have been drunk, they are to call for the bill, 

 and after that, if more be drank it is to be at the 

 expense of those who choose to remain longer." 

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