3l8 IRISH SPORT AND SPORTSMEN. 



In 1846, Brunette won the Foxhunters' Stakes at 

 Lismacrory, and the Kilrue Cup for the fourth time, 

 the Grand Handicap at Worcester, and Grand Handi- 

 cap at Hereford. Mordaunt, Bubble, Fullcry, and 

 View-Halloo performed very badly ; and Irish King, 

 although one of the best two-year-olds in Ireland, 

 failed to compensate in any degree for their defeats. 

 He was second for the Angleseys, and for a valuable 

 sweepstakes to Horn of Chase- When winning the 

 Pagets, he swerved just below the judge's box, and 

 consequently was beaten by Mr. Whaley's Calcavella. 

 Osprey ran very well for the Epsom Oaks, and won a 

 Queen's Plate at the Curragh. 



In 1847, Brunette broke down ; her racing career 

 and her owner's may be said to have terminated about 

 the same time. Mr. Preston has not had a *' flyer " 

 since ; but Sunblush (second to Anatis in 1855 for the 

 Kilrue Cup), Autumn, and one or two others, car- 

 ried his crimson and gold jacket successfully. He still 

 attends the principal flat and steeplechase meetings in 

 Ireland, and is one of the oldest members of the Irish 

 Turf Club. He established a race meeting at Bellinter 

 some years ago, and is a very generous contributor to 

 the race fund every year there, and to the Trim meet- 

 ing also. He keeps an excellent pack of harriers, and 

 has a large stud of hunters. He rides straight across 

 country, and enjoys the hunting as thoroughly as he 

 used to thirty years ago, when the names of Preston 

 and Brunette were household words in sporting circles. 

 In a word, Mr. Preston discharges all the duties apper- 

 taining to his position as a country gentleman and large 

 employer in a manner which has won for him the esteem 

 of all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. 



