PAKURANGA HUNT.
AN ENJOYABLE RUN.
Very fair sport was the onler of the afternoon when the hounds were hunted on Saturday oyer Mr. W. McLaughlin's farm known as 'Puhlnul." Papatoetoe. This country, which Is one of the few localitlm where hunting is at all possible, under the ?£ con<llu °nß lately, was once again thrown open to hunt bv the genial t° cn sporting owner, Mr. W McLaughlin and the very best thanks are Bv e el o rlv h n^ fr ° m thC h ° nt afternoon the weather was again hlfil , huntl " c - nni > on the scoria and c n °" Dt jy thcre wag little or no water rniv? A number of pleasant sharp runs with the hounds took place mninlr of r °hnlrt Uh h ,n '} l MoanUlln - and tru.lt™ ?nir the Du i n - T opportunities of seeing the hounds nt work, and hares were quite numerous, but owing to the plentiful nffnrrt^° Wth ? Dd consequent shelter afforded, no lengthy runs eventuated Everyone who ventured out on Saturday en J°- rab,e t'me riding over the whlch abounded thereabouts, the going was good and no serious falls occurred Before the word was given for tiffiTl, f" . 4 n j d Mrs - McLaughlin verv fHonL ♦ , T »! u thc hunt followers and friends to the homestead where all partook i afternoon tea and recounted the inci- « afternoon's sport, recalling at I , 106 the Pleasant times spent" so often in past years in the same localirv On behalf of the Hunt. Dr. Grant, denutv m, w e nbsen « of the master hospitality Extended! foT o d n eP R U a ™ McLaughjln on Doctor Doric, Mr U da M, 0 ? gitT E Price, jnr. on Three Feathers, Mr L H Prangley on Syndicate, Mr. A. G Ken'dnii on Stonewall, Mr. A/fe. She« on Gmt Mr. E. W Shera on Ard-nalea, Mr. T Chan lin on Odin, the huntsman. Mr. P. H." Smith on Captain, the whip, Mr. F. Bickers on Comet, Mrs. W. McLaughln on Bridget, Mrs. P. H. Smith on Molly, Mrs. E. Green on Jackmnda, Miss M. Litchfield on w aT r?m r rj^ n ' M lf". U f?, ter " on Tob y. Miss H. Gillard on Fairy, Miss W. Falrweather on Queenie, Miss Upton on Air Craft and Miss M. Hammond on whip,
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 13
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384PAKURANGA HUNT. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 13
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