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master. A better horsewoman I have seldom, if ever, 

 seen in the saddle. 



Snalth was appointed huntsman in 1874, and car- 

 ried the horn until the end of the season 1876-7. His 

 successor, W. Rawle, knows his business, and is a 

 most excellent servant. He has had a great deal of 

 experience. He has an excellent "aid" in George 

 Mulhall, who was whip for a while during Major 

 Garden's regime. 



The country is an extensive one, nearly all grass ; 

 the fences in many districts very big, and the banks 

 faced with stones. I may certainly call it a fair hunt- 

 ing-country. 



There are now (Nov. 1877) 432 couple of hounds 

 in kennel ; drafts from Lord Doneraile's, Curragh- 

 more, and Carlow and Island Hounds, and from English 

 kennels. They hunt twice a week, with an occasional 

 bye day. 



