HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



road from Tynte Park to Dunlavin. The hounds 

 raced him through the demesne of Tynte Park, and 

 being closely pressed he went on to Whitestown 

 cover, where he dwelt for a few moments, but went 

 on for the Rotton Hills, at the back of Sayer's 

 farm at Dunlavin, where he got to ground after a 

 full hour and forty minutes. The pace throughout 

 was very fast, and the checks, considering the 

 length of the run, insignificant. I read that this one 

 run satisfied all for the day, and the hounds were 

 drawn off as early as two o'clock. 



A week later there was a run described as " the 



run of the season " from the Gormanstown meet. 



Hatfield was drawn blank, but Bowery Hill as 



usual yielded a good fox. He broke at once, and 



with hounds well on went away at a great pace as if 



for Gormanstown, but changed his line and headed 



for Gilltown, but turned to the right just short of 



the demesne and crossed the road between Moor 



Hill and Gormanstown, went on a line parallel 



with the road between Gormanstown Chapel and 



Dunlavin. He crossed the Dunlavin road and into 



McDonald's Farm, by which time the pace had 



considerably thinned the field, on very fast through 



Mr Kilbea's grounds and into Moorhill demesne, 



through Moorhill cover without a moment's pause 



and headed for Annefield. Here he turned to the 



left, went straight through Harristown demesne, 



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