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skin ; Mr. Kellet third, on Mayboy ; Mr. Cronnin on 

 Mr. Prendergast's Woodman ; and Mr. William 

 M'Grane (Montpelier-Hill, Dublin), on Mr. Smith- 

 wick's Sampson." 



" After Lord Butler resigned, the hounds were kept 

 by a committee for a season or two, I believe ? " 



"Yes ; and then, in 1856, Lord St. Lawrence (now 

 Lord Howth) took them ; he got on very well, and 

 was master for five years. We all know how fond 

 of the 'noble science' he is. I never saw a better 

 rider to hounds. He was always well mounted, and 

 most courteous to all in the ' field.' Colonel Richard 

 Bernard was his Lordship's right-hand man, and took 

 up the mastership on any day when Lord St. Lawrence 

 might be absent. Some of the sporting deeds of the 

 Colonel, at this time, were worthy of his fame 

 as a horseman, and the recollection of them is often 

 very fondly dwelt upon by the many friends he made 

 during his sojourn amongst the ' boys of Kilkenny.' 

 Lord Howth secured the services of very good men. 

 For instance, George Jones, and after he left, Pat 

 Cody was appointed huntsman, and Jem Monahan 

 was first- whip." 



" The trainer who now lives at Hawthorn Lodge, 

 the Curragh, and who rode so many good races? 

 For how many years was his Lordship master?" 



** Mr. H. W. Meredyth of Norelands succeeded 

 his Lordship in 1861. The first huntsman he had 

 wasWm. Boxal, who hunted them for four years, then 

 Walter Bell, who remained for one season. Mr. Mere- 

 dyth carried the horn for two seasons, but finding the 

 work too hard, he got Richard Scarth, who subse- 



