THE CURRAGHMORE HOUNDS. 6^ 



Upon themselves (for hunting- is the order of the day), 

 and with a fair scent, and once clear of the field, they 

 require little interference on the part of the 

 huntsman." 



Mr. Briscoe got Into a bad state of health towards 

 the end of 1868-9 season, and had to give the horn 

 back to old Johnny Ryan, who had returned from 

 America. At the end of 1869-70 season, the present 

 Marquis of Waterford took the hounds. His father, 

 the fourth Marquis, died on the 6th of November, 

 1866. 



One of the first proceedings of his lordship on 

 getting the hounds was to set on foot a testimonial 

 to Mr. Briscoe, which was liberally subscribed 

 to by not alone our hunt, but by many hunting 

 men in Ireland and England. It was presented to 

 him at a banquet in Waterford. Lord Waterford 

 promoted Duke to the horn at once, and very soon 

 it was apparent to all what a good choice he made ; 

 but I will tell you about the hunt servants just 

 now. 



Lord Waterford' s first card intimated that he 

 would hold his first meet at the Waterford Club 

 House on Tuesday, the i8th of October, 1870, 

 just the day eleven years from the time Briscoe 

 began after his uncle's death. 



The country was then the same as what Briscoe 

 hunted ; but after a while his lordship was given, by 

 that stanch good sportsman and right good fel- 

 low, John Going, then master of the Tipperary 

 hounds, all the country from Newtown Hill to Slieve- 

 na-mon mountain, and from Kilcash to Kilsheelan. 

 His lordship also got from the Kilkenny hunt about 



