Tipperary Free Press, 26 June 1845

The report of what seemed to be a rather unorthodox horse race from Clonmel in 1845. No doubt both Greer’s and Prettyman’s horses would have scoffed at today’s Beecher’s Brook, especially since they were apparently capable of jumping entire houses.  The wording of the headline is apt too: in the 19^th Century a “pounding match” referred to a military engagement where both sides “pounded” eachother relentlessly with artillery.  We are relieved to read that no-one was hurt. And astounded.