THE KILDARE HOUNDS. 



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dark-blue jacket successfully over this course. Mr. 

 Forbes never bets, but races for honour and glory. 

 He is very wealthy, and will, I am sure, turn out the 

 hunt servants in A-i style. The county will be man- 

 aged by a committee of three, who will be allowed 

 ^1,200 per annum. They are Major the Hon. E. Law- 

 less, Baron de Robeck, and Mr. Fortescue J. Tynte, 

 three popular sportsmen, who will do everything in 

 their power to please all parties. I may add that they 

 are first-rate men to ride a hunt. Mr. Forbes will be 

 allowed ^1,000 a year. 



Formerly the hounds used to meet three days a 

 week ; during Sir Edward's time they met seven days 

 a fortnight, and the custom has continued up to the 

 present. Next year they will hunt four days a week. 



The hounds were Sir John Kennedy's own pro- 

 perty, and he made them a present to Mr. La Touche, 

 since which time they became the property of the 

 hunt. 



When Sir John Kennedy took the hounds there 

 were only eighteen coverts, or rather eighteen places 

 known in Kildare, namely, 



Killashee, Narraghmore, " Elverstown, 



Knockrig, Lyons, Ballysax, 



Ballina, Ballindoolan, Arthurstown, 



Westown, Grangebeg, Wolfstown, 



Kerdiffstown, Knockbruck, Turnings." 



Castletown, Bella Villa, 

 Harristown. 



The last five being rented coverts. 



When Sir John Kennedy resigned, he left forty- 

 nine coverts. 



