MR. ALLEN M'DONOGH. -^65 



censured Mr. T. Beasley for the manner in which he 

 rode Uhlan, and said that he should have won. We 

 seldom see an old head on young shoulders ; he had 

 not much experience then. The course is a circular 

 one, and it is very difficult to steer clear in where there 

 are so many in the fray ; and I think it must have been 

 apparent to every one who saw the race, that several 

 were watching Uhlan, and that he was shut-out more 

 than once. He bungled over the last hurdle too ; and 

 I coincide with many good judges I have heard state, 

 that no man could have altered the result of that 

 race. 



The last time that Mr. M'Donogh sported silk was 

 at Punchestown, 1872. He rode for a sweepstakes of 

 25 sovs. each, owners up, two miles and a half, i4St. 

 each. The result of the race was : — Mr. Sadlier's 

 Bismarck, carried lolb. over, ist; Mr. Linde's Neria, 

 2nd ; and Mr. M'Donogh's Humming Bird, 3rd. For 

 some years past he had had no horses in training, and 

 he seldom goes to a race-meeting, though he some- 

 times backs his fancy. He is a thorough sportsman. 

 Nil despcrandum appears to be his motto. He was 

 a good game-shot, and a devoted Waltonian, and 

 he could "whip " a stream in artistic style. I could 

 relate many incidents of remarkable feats accom- 

 plished by him with the gun and the fly-rod. I will 

 just mention a couple. Many years ago when shooting 

 on the mountains, near Cashel, two deer, a buck and 

 doe, crossed his path, when his gun was charged with 

 snipe-shot. They were close together when he fired ; 

 the doe fell dead on the spot, and the other was found 

 dead a mile further on. That reminds me of a story he 

 told me about a pointer of his which he had with him 



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