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sonby, Sir Richard Power, A. Flood, C. Wandesforde, 

 George Bryan, M.P., H. W. Meredyth, the Smith- 

 wicks, Sir J. Langrishe, and Colonel Tighe, are all 

 good supporters." 



" Will you kindly tell me who are the * first- 

 flight ' men, or rather first mention who were years 

 ago? 



" Mr. Clayton, Wm. Bayley, Sir Richard Cox, Sir 

 John Power, Robert Hammond, Horace Rochfort, 

 Henry Briscoe, Edmund and Richard Lalor, H. Flood, 

 Robert Walshe, and John Wade. Those who gene- 

 rally form the leading brigade now I will tell you as 

 you have asked ; but you know I may unintentionally 

 omit some entitled to be included. However, I will 

 be as candid as possible. H. W. Meredyth, Sir 

 Richard Power, Major Bunbury, Lord Waterford, 

 George Bryan, our ' member,' and Thomas Lalor. 

 Mr. Edmond Smithwick used to go pretty well too ; he 

 had a grey horse, ' Sam,' a great performer. He was 

 killed in the hunting-field a few years ago. Mr. 

 Smithwick has had his head preserved, and his hoof 

 magnificently mounted in silver, and formed into a 

 stud-case, was presented to him by Mr. George Bryan 

 and the Hon. Major Whyte- Melville, on the lid of 

 which are engraved the following lines, composed by 

 the latter gentleman : — 



" In the corner of the stable there's a lone and empty stall ; 

 There's a snaffle and a breastplate hanging idle on the 



wall ; 

 There's a hoof on the chimney, that was foremost in the 



van, 

 And gazing on it — mute and sad — a sorrow-stricken 



man. 



