Hunting.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 139, 20 April 1901, Page 3

Hunting.

On Thimday morning the South Canterbury flunt "Club's pack, in charge of Huntsman M. Orion and o'L3:i«u us whip, was brought to W annate for a meet. This took

-kca ar, 1.30 at tho Post Office, J forty turuiup up. Tho first throw oil' took id ace on the leftside of tho drive leading to " Tho Wai mute," the hare doubling to tho left towards a turnip paddock and then ro tho right, taking tho field over a hurdle gate and checking thorn at a plantation. Ueing turned out* puss cams back to thy first starting place and then made straight for Knobtingiy Park, only to be turned through the plantation and back to tha first pluca. "he uiado another run through the plantation and returned for the fourth timu to the paddock whence sho was roused, aud was killed after a lifsce.j-miuure run. Tha saooiid hare was found in tho grass paddock at tho back of tho station in a swamp. After circling tho pa idook iha cut across the plough into Urataoa, going through a double I fence. Coming back again into J the turnips, Mr C» Studholme's torse got hung up on a h-irbtxi i wire fence, but fortuuately some ctone-broakers on the road cut the wires with thoir hammers ami released him. Tho pace was killing, for the hounds word on a red-hot scent, so that by this time the huntsman and whip the only riders close up. The gamdoubled, however, and, making for the stubble, came back to the uunips through the double and two stiff wire fences, the first of which caught Mr Connolly and the second the huntsman, the stone hammers, being again quick to release them The hare wad still going strong arid thoroughly game, and it went at a clipping pace down a gu;iy into the Uratana block, with the hounds close up. — It took them along the road for a short distance and made another effort to shake them off by again entering the Uratana block. She was headed into tha open and killed after forty minutes run. No further runs were attempted and Mrs Stud holme's invitation to afternoon tea at " The Wai mate "*was accepted, closing as good a day's sport as had been seen in Waimate for years. .About thirty cyclists and a number of vehicles followed the run, the lay of the country giving them capital sport at times.

Mr Orton was mounted on Duga'd and was going as well as ever, the Whip was on Pareora, Mr 0. Studhoime on Kruger. Miss Whitney, the only lady rider, followed well up, as did Mr- Connelly, who, although he haa uwt on»* arm, his bay mare near the front all through. Mr )), Taveudaie rode a bay pony, which jumped splendidly. C. Cornelias was still to tbo foie, bat surprised everyone by getting several soil's