HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



be said that there was scarcely a bad day except 

 during one or two short periods of east wind and 

 bad scent, and that if without such sensational 

 runs as that of Laragh, or that from Baltiboys, the 

 hunting of 1 86 1-2 was probably more consistently 

 good than any season of which there was record. 



From November records I select this as typical 

 of the month's sport. 



" Novr. 7th. Hounds met at Gormanstown, drew 

 Loghatrina blank, drew a small bit of gorse at 

 back of it and had a pretty run by Hatfield to 

 ground at Balintagart. Drew Moore Hill and had a 

 nice run heading for Cryhelp, turned into Grange 

 Bog then on to Giltown by Gormanstown." A day 

 or two later, with the meet at Birt, the Baron and 

 Mr J. Hamilton were at Moat of Ardscull " where, 

 while we were waiting for the hounds to come up 

 at a farm-house, all of a sudden we heard them in full 

 cry, they had found in Birt and run through Saw- 

 yers Wood. We joined them and had a fine run of 

 35 minutes to ground close by the town of Athy, 

 having run by the ruins of Bray and Kilmoroney 

 Farm." 



From December I take the following: 



" Hounds met at Eadstown, drew it, found and 

 went away well as if for Arthurstown, but came to 

 a check; on to Tipper and through it for a few 

 fields and lost. Drew Elverstown and went away 

 well for Dowdonstone straight into Russborough 

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