HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



scription, as we do not feel justified in recommend- 

 ing any gentleman to undertake the Mastership 

 of the Hounds, who would be subject to so serious 

 a loss. 



The favour of an answer is most earnestly re- 

 quested before Thursday next, when the Commit- 

 tee will again meet, directed to Robert Kennedy 

 Esqr., Baronrath, Straffan. 

 We remain, 



Your obedient servants, 

 Clonmell, 

 Naas, 



Henry Carroll, 

 Pratt Tynte, 

 Robert Kennedy. 



It is certain that the required increase in the 

 subscription was forthcoming, for Lord Clonmell 

 opened the autumn season of 1854 ^^ Master of the 

 Kildare Hounds. 



I am again fortunate in being able to turn to 

 Major de Robeck's diary for a detailed acount of 

 the sport shown by Lord Clonmell. Following the 

 usual practice he began the season of 1854 with a 

 meet at Johnstown Inn on November 7, and from 

 the diary I gather there was a typical first day's 

 sport, good enough for the horses, it seems, who, the 

 Baron says, were " all in a bad way." They found 

 at Kerdiffstown and ran as is so often the case into 

 212 



