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The Marquis of Drogheda is one of the mainstays of 

 the Irish turf, the acknowledged leader amongst Irish 

 racing men, and no person has the prosperity of the 

 turf and its patrons more at heart than he. Many of 

 my readers have seen him at Punchestown, where he 

 is invariably so energetic and indefatigable, that he 

 appears to be ubiquitous, and to have the shoulders 

 of Atlas and the eyes of Argus. He takes the 

 greatest interest in every sporting reunion, and to 

 the evil doers he is a source of dread. How often 

 do we hear, when speaking of some animal being 

 stopped in a race, the query put, '' Was the Marquis 

 there ?" or hear it said, " Oh, it is well for the owner 

 and rider that the Marquis was not there ! " *' Johnny 

 Armstrong" has a wholesome horror of his Lordship, 

 the much-feared enemy of the ''pull 'em and scratch 

 'em division." 



Irish coursers are indebted to him for giving them 

 his extensive preserves to course over, and he goes to 

 much trouble and expense in order to have a plentiful 

 supply of " fur " on the famed plains of Bourbawn, 

 where lovers of the leash hold some of their most 

 important meetings annually ; and those who have 

 ever had the pleasure of attending the dinners of the 

 Leinster Coursing Club, and heard the enthusiasm with 

 which his health is drunk, must have noted that he is 

 an especial favourite with lovers of coursing ; and 

 they, as they are bound to, feel much indebted to him 

 for his liberality and kindness. His Lordship is a very 

 liberal subscriber to the Kildare Hunt Club. The 

 "bags " made at the annual battue, and the result of 

 frequent visits of the " Kildares," prove that game of 

 all sorts are to be found in large numbers in the Moore 



