232 IRISH SPORT AND SPORTSMEN. 



"Who is now master of the Ormonds?" 



"Mr. W. Trench of Congort-park, Roscrea ; a 

 good sportsman ; he hunts the pack himself; J. Smyth 

 is first whip and kennel huntsman, and T. Smyth second 

 whip. There are about twenty-one couple of hounds 

 at present in the kennels, at Ballingarry, Shinrone. 

 Lord Huntington keeps the King's County Hounds at 

 his own place, Sharavogue, Roscrea, and has twenty- 

 five-and-a-half couple of hounds. Tuesdays and Fri- 

 days are his hunting-days. The ' Ormonds' hunt on 

 Wednesdays and Saturdays. As huntsman and master, 

 Lord Huntington has acquitted himself in a manner 

 worthy of commendation. He turns out his servants 

 and hounds in Ai style, is a good man across country, 

 and possesses all the best qualities of an Irish sports- 

 man. Mr. Assheton Biddulph of Rathrobbin, King's 

 County, is first whip ; an enthusiastic sportsman, 

 fine rider, remarkable for his bonhomie^ and a uni- 

 versal favourite ; he, in many points of character, re- 

 sembles what his father was, when he, some fourteen 

 years ago, and for many seasons previous, kept an 

 excellent pack of harriers. The late Mr. Biddulph 

 was an old and staunch patron of the turf, and had 

 many very good race horses. John Fitzgerald is 

 first whip and kennel huntsman. I may tell you the 

 Ormond Hunt Races were formerly held at Gren- 

 nanstown, Ballygibbin, Lismacrorry, and later at Nor- 

 wood, near Nenagh, and Kylenagoona, near Borriso- 

 kane." 



"Now, will you kindly tell me something about 

 the hunting-country ?" 



" The Ormond hunting country (North Tipperary) 

 extends from the River Brosna, the county bounds 



