LORD NAAS, 1857-1862 



had a very fast fifteen minutes over a capital 

 country to Neale's Farm, where he got to ground. 

 At the Hill of Allen they found a fox, which gave 

 another capital twenty minutes, and was run down 

 and killed in the open. On the loth, drawing 

 Barretstown, they found and ran very fast to 

 Floods Mill, then on for Naas, turned to right at 

 canal and ran straight across the bottoms and over 

 Greenhills, through Bateman's place to ground at 

 the rocks over Castlemartin. " A fine run of 55 

 minutes," writes Baron de Robeck. The year, 

 however, ended indifferently. There was hard 

 frost on the 15th, which continued till the 23 rd, 

 followed by heavy rain, and there was little to 

 record except slow, short ringing runs, and chopped 

 foxes. 



January, i860, was remarkable for a good run 

 from Loghatrina fast by Canny court, Moore Hill 

 and Geoghanstown through Stonebrook to ground 

 in the banks of the river, a very good fifty minutes. 

 Also for a fine hunting run on the 31st from 

 Stonebrook, through Russborough to Russells- 

 town Road, by the river to Barretstown Hill, where 

 he was lost in the dark. The best day of a very 

 good month's sport in February was the i8th, 

 with the meet at Bally more Eustace. " Drew Moore 

 Hill, found, went away very fast by Cannycourt 

 and Grange Bog towards Giltown, through Moore 



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