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short and ringing. In 1876 the writer saw a run of 

 this sort from Oakmount. Sixteen miles straight on 

 and without a single cast given to the hounds, ending 

 in a kill in the open of an old dog fox. The kill took 

 place four miles to the west of Dunmanway, in open 

 grass-land, at the side of Meelane mountain. Dur- 

 ing that run at times no man could get within a fur- 

 long of the hounds, and it was by a lucky turn that a 

 single horseman got on terms with them when run- 

 ning full view at the fox, and was up at the death. 

 That horseman can tell that the old Irish grizzled 

 hounds were leading the pack and took the fox. 

 Three others out of twelve were all that appeared at 

 the finish. 



The eastern district differs altogether. There a 

 horse can go wherever hounds run. Good hunts are 

 had there, too ; but as a rule, as runs, they are not to 

 be compared to the wild western ones. The meets in 

 the eastern district are far better attended than in the 

 west ; from twenty to thirty being the average of the 

 former, from ten to fifteen that of the latter. 



The first-flight riders of the old day were John and 

 his brother Robert Kenny of Kilmeen, the Rev. John 

 Smythe of Castle Downeen, near Rosscarbery, James 

 Gillman of Oakmount, Hill Gillman of Sandycove, 

 Captain Adderley Beamish of Palace Anne, and his 

 brother, Captain Sam (so-called), Francis Kingston, 

 Fergus O'Connor of Fort Robert — a name not now 

 mentioned for the first time — Jonas Sealy of Barley- 

 field, and his brother, Doctor John Sealy, Edward 

 O'Brien, familiarly known as Ned O'Brien — a name as 

 famous for hard riding in this district as that of Asshe- 

 ton Smith in his. A story is told of him as follows : 



