LORD NAAS, 1857-1862 



sport; first run 45 minutes; second 35 minutes." 

 The rest of the month yielded fair sport, and in 

 view of the havoc which the frosts had wrought 

 on the covers, it was acknowledged on all hands 

 that the season had been a good one. 



In the autumn of that year, 1859, sport continued 

 to improve. There was a capital day on Novem- 

 ber 17, with runs from Dunstown round to Harris- 

 town and to ground near Stonebrook; and from 

 Newberry through Danestown fast for Herberts- 

 town, then for Greenhills, with a turn in the bot- 

 toms for Kilcullen, where the fox was killed in the 

 covert. Baron de Robeck shall tell in his own words 

 the day of a week later, November 24. 



" Meet Saunders Grove. Found at once, went 

 away towards Sing Hutchinson's place; fine wild 

 mountain hunting, turned back to Saunders Grove, 

 crossed the river to Ballyhook, dodged about there, 

 fox much beat; found him lying down in a field, 

 went away very fast for Whitestown and killed. 

 As fine a hunting run as you could wish; found 

 him at II, killed past 2 o'clock." 



On November 26 of this year, 1859, Kildare 

 hounds had a run which is so famous that I think it 

 worthy of a short section by itself. Kildare men 

 claim that not only was it the best run ever known 

 in Kildare, but the finest of any time in any 

 country. That being so, a proposition accepted 



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