BARON DE ROBECK, 1862-1868 



he headed for Killashee, but then for Gowran 

 Grange, through the Baron's plantations and on 

 towards MulHcash; then back to Killashee, where 

 the hounds were drawn off in the dusk. 



I must finish the month and the year 1866 with 

 a note of one or two more good runs. Hounds met 

 at Castletown on the 20th and found at once in 

 Moonacoola. The fox broke quickly and gave a fast 

 gallop towards Ardrass, but changing his mind 

 before he reached the cover he went on as if for 

 Killadoon, but again wavered, and headed for 

 Castletown, crossing the wall on the Leixlip side 

 of the demesne. He then ran on close by Leixlip, 

 taking a ring by the Duke of Leinster's demesne to 

 Taghadoc fields, where he crossed the road and faced 

 for the cover. He was killed in the open a few hun- 

 dred yards further on after a brilliant run of an 

 hour and ten minutes with scarcely a check, except 

 that at the Castletown wall. 



The 27th saw what is described as the run of the 

 season. The meet was Dunlavin, and Bowery Hill, 

 a cover maintained free by Mr J. Pratt Tynte at 

 that time, who also paid the earthstopper's wages 

 and gave him a sovereign for every fox found during 

 the season. This draw provided £2> ^^^ that fortu- 

 nate earths topper on that particular day. The third 

 fox broke at a racing pace for Logatrina, but 

 changed his point as if for Halverstown, over 



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