I DEDICATE, 



BY PERMISSION, 



TUKSK 



SKETCHES OF lEISH SPORT AND SPORTSMEN, 



TO THE 



jflttrqui^ an> ^MarcliionfBS of liatfrforJ, 



AND IN DOING SO, 



I FEEL I HAVE TAKEN A STEP TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF MY BOOK; 



FIRSTLY, ON ACCOUNT OF THE PLACE 



WHICH THE HOUSE OF BERESFORD FILLS IN IRISH SPORTSMEN's HEARTS, 



AND THEN, 



THAT ON THE OPENING PAGE MAY BE INSCRIBED 



THE NAMES OF THE TWO GREAT FAMILIES 



WHICH, ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL, 



HAVE BEEN, AT MOST CARE, 



TO FOSTER THE SISTER SPORTS, 



STEEPLECHASING AND FOX-HUNTING. 



THE AUTHOR. 



