HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



there was a fast run of thirty-five minutes from 

 Killashee ending in a kill at Furness, followed by 

 a good ring from Kilcullen. The 25th gave a good 

 gallop from Arthurstown to Kilteel. On the 27th 

 they drew Ballintagart, found in Whitestown and 

 had a sharp fifteen minutes to the mountains; then 

 drew Copelands and had a fine run over Church 

 Mountain; a good day. The Baron's last note of 

 the season is as follows: 



" Saturday April 3rd. Hunt, 18 Milestone. Drew 

 all blank except Eadstown; had a slow run to 

 Downshire, lost; found in Stonebrook, but lost in 

 the bottoms. The last day's hunting, a very good 

 season." 



The autumn season of 1858 opened at Johnstown 

 Inn on Tuesday, November 2, with average sport. 

 There was a very large field as usual, and foxes 

 provided quick short runs from Kill Hill to ground 

 at Rathmore and from Eadstown to Punch estown. 

 The month's hunting throughout November was 

 quite good, though without any exceptional run. 

 On the 6th they had a good run from Dunnestown 

 to Batestown, then across the river at Castlemartin 

 with a kill at Kilcullen; on the 9th from a find at 

 Donadea there was a good thirty-five minutes to 

 ground at Mount Armstrong; on the nth a good 

 hunting run from Halverstown to the Curragh, 

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