THE KILDARE HOUNDS. 3 1 



The last time Sir Edward rode was for a Corinthians 

 at theCurragh September meeting following. It was a 

 great race, and came off on the same afternoon that 

 Tom, ridden by J. Osborne, defeated Ariadne, Bacchus, 

 Gamekeeper, Junanita, Purez, and other good horses for 

 the Angleseys Sir Edward Kennedy rode May-day, a 

 filly by Harkaway, the property of Mr. Orford, of 

 Suncroft ; his opponents were Lord Waterford's Lam- 

 bay (Major Bell), Mr. Wm. Kennedy's Nee-shay-woo- 

 shin (I wish there was a nag of that name now, what a 

 jawbreaker it would be to the book-makers) (owner), 

 Mr. J. Balfe's Royalty (Major St. John), and Mr. 

 Courtenay's Gay Lad (Capt Pretyman). Odds 

 were laid on Lambay for the first heat, but Nee- 

 shay-wooshin won easily. In the next heat he was 

 better off, and a tremendous *' set-to " between Lambay 

 and May-day ended in Sir Edward's favour by a head ; 

 in the next heat the result was exactly the same. 



I think it was that same year he rode in two 

 races at Howth, which, from their novelty caused quite 

 a sensation. One was a race ridden by gentlemen in 

 bonnets : it was very amusing, especially so to the 

 ladies, I am sure ; but the riders were quizzed so un- 

 mercifully that they did not enjoy it at all. Some of 

 the bonnets were beauties. One gentleman, Major 

 Paynter, of the Guards, who was one of the handsomest 

 men in the service, went to Russell's and ordered a 

 very expensive bonnet ; when he tried it on, however, 

 he said it did not become him at all, and gave orders 

 to have another made ; it did not please him either, 

 and he had five made before he was satisfied, or 

 rather he took the fifth, having at length come to the 

 conclusion that no bonnet would become him. Lord 



