LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 242, 26 July 1935, Page 4

LOOKING BACK

FIFTY YEARS SYNE.

(From the “Guardian,” July 26, 1885.) Ashburton Hounds.—The Ashburton • hounds met at the residence of Mr Andrew Dawson, Water ton, on Wednesday when there was a good attendance of local. sportsmen and visitors from Ashburton. Haying enjoyed the hospitality of Mr Dawson, a move was made to the property of Mr John Gtrigg, where a hare was found after some delay and a fair hunting run of about three miles enjoyed before puss made her escape. Another hare was soon hallo’d away and taking a straight line for the Longbeach Homestead, gave a capital run ending with a brilliant kill. After a short spell another successful east was made and those of the field who succeeded in negotiating the first fence, a most formidable one that brought a large number to earth and was particularly well cleared by Mr G. Merewether on a 14-hand; pony, were treated to a splendid run of five or six miles. The hunted hare was ultimately lost owing to a number of others crossing the scent. On the whole a most pleasant day’s sport nvas enjoyed by the field, among whom we noticed: —Miss A. Grigg, Messrs John Grigg, J. C. N. Grigg, J. Studholme, Dudley, Paterson (2), A. J. Milner, E. Merewether, J. Sawle, P. Devane, H. Davis, A. Dawson, Bair, E. Warner, J. H. Clayton and Dr. T. Leahy.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(From the “Guardian,” July 26, 1910.)

Destruction of Birds.—Birds’ heads to the number of 21,993 have been paid for at the office of the County Council in Ashburton since April, at a cost of £9l 12s 9d. At Methven the agent has received) 10,800 heads and paid £45 in return. At Rakaia 72,000 heads have been bought at a cost of £3O. A total of about 40,000 small! birds have been poisoned during the present season. One man at Rakaia received a cheque for £9 15s 9d for tire weeks’ trapping. Rats are also bought by the County Council. Gift for Band Rotunda.—Air George Hosken (bandmaster of the Ashburton Temperance Band) has received a letter from Air John Withell, of Ealing, promising a donation of £IOO toward the erection' of band rotunda for the use of all bands in Ashburton in Baring Square West. New Street Lamp.—The Borough Council has dlecided to give a trial to a new street lamp which has been forwarded to it on approval.