BRACKENFIELD HUNT.

North Canterbury Gazette, Volume I, Issue 1, 12 August 1932, Page 5

BRACKENFIELD HUNT.

A REVIEW OF THE SEASON. [By the Master op the Hunt] On behalf of the hunting community of North Canterbury I express their best wishes to the enterprising proprietor of this new paper and hope that he will have a deserving successThe above hunt has now concluded its season There have been some of the coldest and worst hunting days ever experienced, and as a consequence scent has been most elusive, and the pack has not had its fair share of kills. Quite good fields have attended the meets, however, and a large number of spectators have been present. . The best run of the season was at Mr. Geo. Frizzell’s, Swannanoa, where a hare was put up near the Two-chain Road and made straight up through Messrs. White’s, Frizzell’s, and !)■ Chapman’s properties, where she turned and made back in a straight line to Mr. Frizzell’s woolshed, where hounds pulled her down in the stable yard. This run was a distance of about six miles. The Point to Point was held on Messrs. Brosnan, Pryor and_ Smith’s country at Fernside. The day was cold, but the large number of spectators present enjoyed some very keenly contested races and good jumping. Several horses have qualified, and taking them all round they were a good lot and clean jumpers. We have reason to believe that the slump has touched bottom ancj can look forward to better times. Let 11s hope that there will be still more enthusiastic supporters of the good old sport of hunting, and that we shall see several fresh members out next season.

HORSE FAIR The very bad weather in Canterbury last week greatly reduced entries it the Horse Fair held in Rangiora m August sth. The demand was fairly keen, but owners had fairly high reserves on some of the best animals, and some of these were withdrawn from the sale. There was keen bidding for gold aged draughts, but more expensive horses seemed tio )ie' beyond the average bidder’s reach. Tie prices realised were approximatyly: Best aged draughts,, 6 to B years, £23 to £2B. Aged draughts, £3 to £l3. Hacks. £2 to £7. Ponies, to 30/-.

OBITUARY. JAMES JUDSON. The death at Wooden d last week tf Mr. James Judson removed one of tie oldest and best-known sportsmen of tie district. Mr. Judson was born in Lrieestershire eighty-six years ago aid arrived in Lyttelton by the slip. Clontarf seventy-two years ago. T:n years later he started farming at Woodend andl Woodend was his hone for the next fifty-two years. Duriig that long period he took an actye interest in local affairs., having h(en for many years librarian to the Wcodend Library, and since 1874 one of die most active members of the Lcyal Woodend Lodge of Manchester Uiity Oddfellows. He was for a time alo a member of the Kaiapoi Licensing Cmimittee, though it was his interest in sport, particularly in cricket and bowling, that made him moat wilely known. As a bowler he was krown throughout Canterbury and the ollest competitor at the Canterbury Bowling Centre’s matches last season. It is survived by his second wife anc a grown-up family.

F. J. ELLENBERGER. The death of Mr. F. J. Ellenhrger has removed from Kaiapoi' one o its best known figures. Although- M: Ellenberger was only fifty, he was sruck down by pneumonia and died on Monday in the Christchurch Hospital. He had lived in Kaiapoi nearly all hy life and was a very keen lodge wcikei He had been in nearly all the offies of the Kaiapoi M.U.1.0.0.F., and hid occupied the position of N.G. sweral times. Although handicapped bylameness, he was extraordinarily actut • and spent himself generously in the' ervice of others, W

LATE Mrs. WELLS ReWIoN. The funeral of the late Mrs. A Wells Newton, of Ohoka, took place or', Tubsday, leaving the residence f<Jr the Methodist Cemetery at Rangiora. / A large number of wreaths were received from various friends and societies. The service was conducted by the Rev-, cj, L. SpaiTow, of Kaiapoi. The-pall-bearers were Messrs. H. , E- : Evans an.il H. A. Bennett (members of the County Council), W. W- Robson and J. H. Hart (employees of the Ctfincil), R, Jackson and H- |,j j Tjto chief mourners were Messrs. HE. R. Newton (Wanganui), Peter :«|f Nigjel Ncvrtoa (Ohoka). J j