THE BRACKENFIELD HOUNDS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9127, 11 June 1895, Page 7

THE BRACKENFIELD HOUNDS.

By Tally-ho. We bad a glorious day for the meet on Wednesday at Woikari, and a good field pat In an appearance. Mr Lance was _ drivloer zour-in-hand with a party of Udles, and Mrs Vaughan and Mrs J. Macfarlane with one or two others were tlio driving, whilst riding there were iboot thirty, amongst whom I noticed the . Eontsmao, mounted on Tavistock, Whip on Wiadom, Mrs Woodhouae, Mrs JTSowan, Misses M'Donald on Gentleman Jim, Ned will on Topsy, Wileon, Foeter and '.Thomson (2), Messrs Burton on Bloodsucker, H. Lance on the Chaiii9hot colk, 1 , . Lance on a chestnut, Fox on Texas, R. j Wilson on Jo/jßlee, L. Lane on Sergeant, jJiIQIUSQn on Cdutnee. Gray on R-dcoat, IWliratyne on Traitor, J. Macfarlane on Ittttnley, Starkey, Hood, Hoban, Giles, ! «rf»b, J. Glendinbing, Masters Barker on Rob Roy, A. Barker od a bay pony, and ethers whoso names I don't know. The hounds were thrown-ofF Iα a pad* *««k»t the back of Mr T. Armstrong's *ad coon got on to a hare, but ie turned feeafa the yard and garden, and the wwde orer ran the scene. After a cast Sf? made they wcra taken past the ■Mtttand got on to the scent again in the Wtfock below the houao. They made *?»» the fields towards the Waikari °*«k, wheeled to the right and made a *?«ll circle and then made away toward* "•Valley road. Cnmlng that pues got oato forbidden ground and the pack had Iβi be whipped off after a very nice run, *alch was marred by a severe aceldent »Mr J. Macfarlane, his horse fall- «* on top of him at the last fence -£^ Woc * tln K hia shoulder, Fortunately "•ffitzhenrywasln the village and was «eoa brought to the spot, and the sufferer [•w Placed In Air Tonkin's trap and taken }«• home. Wβ then adjourned to Mr *«riogton'e farm, where v capital lunch JJJ provided by Mr M'Gowan, the men [•""tog of ie outside and the ladies * the house, where they were most ■wanously attended to by Mra. Harring- '». who got them tea and did everything t H» could for them. *It«r lunch two more capital runs took In the firat puse a S tJQ mafic her **w> Oq to tabooed ground, and in the 7WM she crossed on to forbidden ground J* de*d beat, and four riders followed for her at the top of the *£-• Moat of the country hunted over was JjPWperty of Messrs Douglas and ArraJ^ 0 *! to whom our thanks are due. "IJJ* Waa Plenty of jumping for the - ™pnt riders, most of the fences biinss but they required clearing as the ""Tee high up in most of them, and a tele. to9b P lace - Tho se who d«d not j, w got a good view of all the •"worn the low hills about. favoured with a splendid w the hunt at Horsley Downs on except that if anything ie was WnH to ° warm for hard riding. The bat \Z* T * thrown off in a paddock in ' w the manager's house. They were oa to puss, who went &way at a great JJJL™ *J e direction of the Glenmark pro. k WaS flDall y lo3t in 80me rushes. l f^ Rb * ckw egotontoanother,andafter run ehr. was killed in a plantation I. rOia where we starred the first. NtoUrf cart bdn « nandy Mr Lance «S«ffM We sh °ul(i refresh oureolves *$j f\l« °" *nd, al 1 hough it was rather ?u tUOBt of U8 proved that we El the P° od s P r e«"» Pot before us. 1 K , n ? d ruri " took P la c e . *»<* ;nu k,], t b,u hares were far tOO *«<S5t» l^ OUKh the K round bad been ***»»« V aye before to 8«»e the pack V ho ? c wh «>»kedit and any S?*We»ir f t ' Koer KOt * ~?« «tyfaii £* «W \h If ,tnce « his hor8 « «-lHng on tfu? w »> un&ble to follow afterpeoTer (W? ,lC « c wa * driv *np and there eatert&ioed a party