THE HOUNDS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10628, 5 June 1897, Page 4

THE HOUNDS.

(By " Q.E.M.")

The Hawko'a Bay hounds met) on Wndnefiday last at O/nawharn, the residence of Mr Sydney Johnston, TMb meet had been looked forward to by hunting m 3D, knowing io to be one of the beat pleoe.i of oonntiy the hounds have the privilege of running over, The field was one of the biggest I have Been out this season, The whole of the hunt were invited to luncheon, and wera entertained by Mr and Mra Johnston. Aa the visitors filed out from lnnoh on to the lawn Mr Jtnkson, the huntsman, trobted up with the honnds (15 oonples). The Master elected to draw some plantations near the w; olwashi Unfortunately these proved bit ik. We then tried the open country with no better success. Tho hounds weta ! ion (rotted oif to draw a flax swamp, wl ion proved to hold a brace of hares. 'i'hß hounds wora soon on the line, aud foi H& ooe out on to the open, where she mwg a direct) lino for the homoHtesd. Unortauataly sho was headed back when trj ing to orosß the malu road to Waipnkuriu, She theu skirted to the ii.;ht aud ran parallel to the road for ai.oae distance, when the honnds throw their heads np. After casting about for sf.me littlo time the hoands again struck ihe Hue, r.nd after another short spin iubb was eventually lost in the extenttve swamp. As it was now getting late the Master had a drag laid back to O.uawham over three miles of grand hunting country. Tuns ended one of the n oat enjoyable days of the season. Much credit) is dno «to Mr James Worrall (manager) fur the manner in which the fences were fixod up. There wero a (evr empty saddles to be eeen at one of (ho doubles ncroas the road. Among otheis I noticed J. B. A'Deane (Depaty Master), H. H. Bridge, Mr and Mrs Herbert Knaeell, Mr and Mra Harry Uarlyon, M.lbs Meta Johnston, Mite Ingliß, Mlsb Nairn, Mies Witeon, Mr %nd Mrs Hobton, Hugh White, Frank White, T. Groorae, F. Herrlok, A. Herriok, W. Einroai White, J. Groome, Jameo Worrall, Oswald Johnston, Dr. Qodfray, M. Poison, J Vincent, — . Davles, M. E. Groome. and Field. This meet balng the extreme end of our hunting oountry there were a ereat number of loosl gentlemen whose names I did not oatch. On wheels I notioed Mr and Mrs Johnston, Captain and Mrs W. R. Kuonell, Mrs J. L. Her- J rick, Mrs Eiuross White, Mra Worrall, Miss T, Irjglls, and rrnny others.