SIR EDWARD KENNEDY, 1868-1874 



between the results of the hunting in Kildare be- 

 tween that and other periods. 



The diary beginning in 1871 is quite complete as 

 regards fixtures, dates, finds and kills, but unfor- 

 tunately contains few particulars as to actual runs. 

 Here and there, however, I can quote enough to 

 give a general idea of the sport shown. Thus, on 

 December 12, 1871, " A fine 47 minutes from Bel- 

 gard and killed near 12th Lock " and " a sharp 20 

 minutes to Peamount " will give a very definite 

 idea of the day's sport to those who know the Kil- 

 dare country. In the same month there is an entry 

 of the performance of a single hound which is of 

 interest, " Chopped at Sprattstown and ran another 

 to Ballitore, back to cover, and killed single handed 

 by ' President ' at Ballinure." Sport continued aver- 

 age during the rest of the year, but was much 

 interfered with by frost and snow during the early 

 part of January, 1872, but sport was good later on 

 in the month. On the 17th I read, " Good run from 

 Elverstown to ground at Baltiboys "; and on the 

 27th, '' Good 55 minutes from Rathcoffee to Dona- 

 dea and killed at Straffan; Lodge Park to Rath- 

 coffee and on to Mount Armstrong, took hounds off 

 there." 



The difficulty of the behaviour of the field which 

 was mentioned at the opening of this chapter by a 

 writer I quoted was probably increasing by this 



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