THE PAKURANGA HOUNDS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2972, 1 August 1891, Page 2

THE PAKURANGA HOUNDS.

The P ikur.ingH hounds met at Tamahere on Thursday, at 11 a.m., 'vhon a large withering of hwrsemen and several ladies attended. Amongst those present woro : — Mr A. Storey, Master, on Jim; Mrs Pickering, Mrs Furzo, Mrs lOwon and Mm (Jane; Messrs H. B. Webster, on Freshlield ; A. Kelly, on Playboy ; H. Windsor, -in Orange Lightning; W. Windsor, on Never Miss ; W. Thornton, on Mountain Maid ; M. H. Pickering, on Ingonmr filly; Jas. Turnbull, on Costlev ; J. Hanna, on Archie ; S. Lawson, on Peter : R. Speake, on Spalpeen ; W. Scott, on a bay ; Thus. Wise, on Mararoa ; G. McCullagh, on Marmion; R. Rathborne, on Faugh-a-B:il-lagh; 11. Weal, on dangler; R. Hannon, ou Ingomar filly ; S. Walker, on a Capapie; J. Dalgleish, on a Dilke; T. G. Sandes, on (finger; Latham, Wyatt, L. 15. Ewen, W. Cowley, A. Bach, J. McCann. C. Lake, G. McCann, H. Ewen, H. Fletcher, Jno. Rae, Scarborough, Geo. Way, Wrigley, Millmau, and a number of others. The hounds threw off on Mr Day's farm, Tamahere, and soon dropped on a hare, which led them across several paddocks, and down to the river bank, where it was lost. After boating about for a little while, another was found, and led across Messrs Day's and Main Bros.' farms, over the road and into Mr A. Main's paddocks, but no kill resulted. They then moved up to Mr Pickering's, where, after a short stay, a hare was found, and a good run was obtained through Messrs Wilkinson's, Dyke's, Paton's and Morgin's, the hounds tasting blood in amongst tho scrub on the latter's farm. A move was now made into Mr Dyke's, where a hare was soon found, and it led the way merrily across Messrs Smith's, Norrish's and Cowling's properties, and to tho road, where, as the day was drawing in, the hounds were called off, and made for Cambridge. Everybody admired the manner in which the hounds worked. For those that went for jumping, there was bnt little sport, as wire fences and HWamps barred the way in several of the runs. What fencos there were, however, double ditches, gates and stiff rails brought the usual number to grief, but fortunately without any serious mishap. The Hounds meet to-day at Cambridge at 11 a.m., and on Monday next at Kiliikihi at the same hour. The secretary requests us to draw attention to the alteration in tho place of the meet, on Saturday next. It was at first arranged that the meot on that day should be at Ngaroto, but so many expressed satisfaction at tho result of the meet on Tuesday last at Mr McNicol's that it has been decided to havo another day there.