HUNTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2218, 16 June 1908, Page 3

HUNTING.

In spite of the strong north-wes-terly gale hud bright sun the hounds ran very well on Saturday. The bounds met near Mr, Craill’s, and shortly -lifter 11 turned oil' tile W’airoa road into the hill paddock above Upon. A hare was soon away, and hounds quickly pushed her over the brow and down the further‘side, when she turned-right-handed. Another hare -got mi) and crossed her lliiie, Unit the hound.s fortunately, held true to the line. Right up to the highest point of the ridge she took us, and turning hack almost on' her former line, she met the hounds. Turned from her point, -she ot into s-ome high fern and scrub, where the hounds soon broke her up. Hopeful of a. gallop on the flat, we then drew down to the low manuka ridges above Opou, where numerous hares were ouicklv afoot. The hounds changed often and could not get- a hare to leave the cover. We then worked up a stale line in the direction of the old homestead, but making nothing of it tied up our horses to enjoy luncheon, which Mrs. Sherratt had kindly brought up in her buggv. The gale, which had almost blown us out of our saddles, now seemed to lull, am] the hounds, soon finding •again 'behind -the old homestead, ran very fast across a small -paddock on the Hat. where our worthy whip struck Mother Earth with -a resounding thud. Hounds got quickly away .from us, and could soon be seen on tho skyline. They dame down to the flat again, bent towards the Wairoa road, up again, down again!'and twining towards where we found-her, crossed the new grass near the homestead, and •passing over the Wairoa road, ran fast over the tlait*. -llere we thinly we changed hares, for the hounds' checked on the creek side, but before anyone could get near them they were seen stringing up what seemed’ like a 1000 ft mountain. Master, huntsm-an, whip, and the two ladies followed to the top, other members not quite so keen, viewed the proceedings from tho hot-toui. Hare 6

wore now afoot on every side, so tlio hounds wore wihi.piiod oIF. Wo Wilted for an hour longer on the ihllls ailjovo Open, but •Imres wore running in all directions. This brought an end to a very enjoyable day. Scent lay very well in the afternoon, but owing to the precipitous nature of the country, the horses could not live with the hounds. I was glad to see the whip lay on to that wide running hound Bullman, who is by. AVliilfior, out of Doputy, He plays voluntary threequarters, to use a football term, and is always starting fresh hares at inconvenient-:, moments. I would suggest that ' he were presented to the Waikato Hunt Olid/, who, I hear, arc very short this year. Among the followers were the two Miss Sherratts, Miss Johnson, Messrs Shorratt, Reynolds, Clark, Thomas, Cadduni, Dunlop, Pilmcr, and Hutledge.