THE PAKUBANGA HOUNDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11434, 26 July 1900, Page 3

THE PAKUBANGA HOUNDS.

Yesterday was an ideal hunting day, ilio-. ground being warm and moist; and the*■ scent strong; and as a result, the hounds ran beautifully, and after threo real good runs a kill was mado each time, poor puss really having no chance. Tho meet' wag supposed to bo at Panmuro; but on tho way. thither, tho hounds got on to. tho scent of j; ft haro wjiilo passing Sylvia' Park, and so;.', keen were thoy that it was found impossible, \ to whip them off. So at last the huntsman" had to make tho bost of things and starthunting really before the meet. "Meanwhile ■ most of tho followers, wore'cooling, their - heels at Fanmure, and wondered what had happened, when a burst of musio all on the braes of Sylvia Park, soon told them that tho hounds were running somewhere, and - they mado tho best of their way thence to find the hounds running strong towards Bailey's property. Puss led the field it top over wire fences, posts-and-rails, and stone walls towards Panmuro, then doubled back to Sylvia Park, whoro sho surrendered her lifo in some tea-tree. Hardly had tho. rounds disposed of their quarry, when another haro started up in front of them, and again led the followers at a merry paco over almost the samo country towards Bailey's. But instead of making towards Panmuro, took the Penrose side of the hill, and then raced back to Sylvia Park, only to bo caught as sho reached cover. After a spell, the hounds, were thrown off on the scoria next Penroso Road, and almost at once a % gain put up a fine hare, tho best run of the day taking' place. Striking across country towards Pan- *" mure, they ran beautifully and never faltered for an instant; but, unfortunately, tho country was not very negotiable, and the field got scattered. Reaching tho Panmuro Road, tho quarry turned and crossed Bailey's pio- . perty at racing speed, and crossed to Penrose into scoria country, and over sUnewalls as fast as sho could take tho followers, till she was eventually ' killed behind Pen-. roso station. The hounds had been running' at top almost continuously from twelve o'clock till four p.m., and tho master (Mr. Ralph) now decided that enough runs had been given for one day, and a movo was mado for home; and as tho paco had been solid throughout tho last run, tho field were of the same opinion. Amongst the followers,; were:— Bloomfield (on MLiss), Misses ; ; . Roberts (Mollyhawk), Buekland : (Popgun), >; Kerr-Taylor (Nimrod), Colonel ;. Dawsph, Messrs.' Ralph, Adams, Creagh, arid others. >< - ;