MEET AT PARK WOOLSHED

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 162, 25 June 1935, Page 5

MEET AT PARK WOOLSHED

The hounds met at the Park woolshed, as the guests of the family Tod. We thought that the Braehead Hunt had provided the best hunt for years, but we found it equalled, and perhaps bettered. Another field of fifty good horses followed, and did it well. We found an enormous hare (in similar condition to the sheep on the Park) which ran us for fully five miles, and ran twice over Mt. Cook, to be eventually killed by the hounds alone. No horse could have followed this run. Our hosts seeing the condition of the horses, brought us back, they thought to something quieter and easier, and the quarry at the back of Mr Wallace Tod’s house was drawn. We found and ran this hare, we consider, for eight miles, killing at 4.20 in a water hole in Mr James Tod’s garden. This bare took us to Braehead and' back to Mr Wood’s and across a swamp. It then disguised itself as a cat. The hunt continued and we ran to the Kittow’s country, then to within view of the Tukituki, then over the high country which we thought we had said good-bye to, earlier in the day, then down and over more steep stull to Mr Evan’s house. It then led us in darkness back to Mr James Tod’s, where we killed. The writer considers this run, after 40 years with the hounds, the best ever.

The following were out: The Master, on The Stroller; A. P. White, on Laura; J. N. Lowry, on Dusky; Messis James and W. A. Tod; Master Tod, on Dandy; Miss Orbell (S. Canterbury), on Pilot; Mrs R. Lowry, on Merrylegs; Mrs J. Lowry, on Starex; Mr F. B. Donnelly, on Buffoon; Mrs G. Nelson, on Wilga; Mrs A. P. White, on Rangitia; Miss D. Nelson, on Laura; Miss Monkton, on Blaze; Miss J. Monkton, on Picolo; Miss Sherratt, on Cocky; Mrs H. Dods, on Stella; Mrs Burke, on Greylocks, of F. Hansen’s; Miss Wall, on Mehara; Miss Hunter, on Little Bird; Miss Harding, on Togo; Miss Knapp, on Alex; Dennis Herrick, on Titoki; Mr D. Butler, on Cracker; Mr T. Butler, on Gambol; Mr Punch Nelson, on Harrowgate; Mr William Johnston, on Waioru; Mr Hassall, on Kellaway; Mr H. Dods, on Glentui; Mr Joe Webb, on Barleycorn; Mr Jack Wedd, on Hold Hard; Mr Tim Maefarlane, on Beauty; Mr Symes, on Salon; Mr D. Douglas, on Black Duchess; Mr Pat Donnelly, on The Specialist; Mr Moorhead, on Mata); Mr Mackenzie, on Vera Lux; Mr Fred Hansen, on his big bay horse; the Huntsman, on the Sbiek; and T. Cameron, on the Manager. There were fully a dozen more on good horses, to whom I must apologise.