HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



On the 17th a meet at Morristown produced a 

 fox, which gave a fast run of thirty-five minutes to 

 ground opposite Milbank House; they then drew 

 Castle Keely, and had a ring of forty-five minutes, 

 ending with a kill in the open, close to Barretts Hill. 



I may close the record of the first month's sport 

 by again quoting Baron de Robeck for Novem- 

 ber 28. 



" Hounds met at Punchestown racecourse. Owing 

 to frost did not hunt till 12 o'clock. Drew Killashee, 

 found and had a good run of two hours, killing close 

 to Kilcullen at Melon Hill. Ran through Rathasker, 

 skirted Herbetstown, and Castlemartin. 



" Drew Newbury, found and ran to Dunstown 

 and into Harristown after a great deal of dodging 

 about; killed. A good day's sport." 



Sport continued interesting through December. 

 On the 8th, for instance, " Hounds met at Saunders 

 Grove, found a fox which went away with a few 

 hounds through Ballyhook and was killed in the 

 mountains. It must have been an excellent run, 

 hounds getting away from all of us." On the loth 

 there was a fast fifteen minutes from Elverstown 

 to ground near Russborough, and then a hunting 

 run of an hour ending at dusk close to Elverstown. 

 Baron de Robeck was often hunting with the 

 Carlow hounds at this period, but I find that 

 December closed with some fair sport in Kildare. 

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