DUNEDIN HOUNDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2103, 14 June 1894, Page 32

DUNEDIN HOUNDS.

Oq Tuesday, the sth, a bye-run of this pack was held. The imet was more for the purpose of t-xercisiDg the young hounds than anything else, and, nob boing advertised, there were only a few followers. The paucity of their number waa, however, fully made up by tho enthusiasm displayed. Mr J. M'Kewen rodeDerry Boy, Mr William M'Kewen Nenthorn, Mr M. Marks Stockfish, Mr W. H Taggarb Kelly, Mr Mason Camel, Mr A. Godfrey Dumblane, Mr Hayes Wasp, and Mr Knowles Jerry. The country selected was at the Corstorphine, over the lands of Mr Sidey and Mr M'Gregor's farm, Mr Mason showing the way on Camel, followed by Mr W. M'Bwen on Nenthorn and Mr Marks on Stockfish. Frank Smith, on old Waitaugi, kept the hounds well in hand. On Saturday the fixture is Seaview. It is needless to repeat what every Dunedinlba knows, that the weather on Saturday was on its very worst behaviour. Fog and mist, with alternate showers, made tho outlook rather gloomy for a successful meet of the hounds. Lovers of the sport are not, perhaps fortunately for themselves, of the class given to despondency. The rain may rain and the snaw may snaw, but it will take more to make them break faith afc an announced tryst. Accordingly at the time appointed the pack, in charge of Messrs Reynolds Driver and Frank Smith, put in an appearance at Mr MacGregor's, Seaview. They were followed by quite a numbsr of horsemen mounted on well-kuown performers ; also two I ladies, whom the weather did nob daunt — Miss Bessie Doylo on Kildare and Miss Best on Kelly, both accomplished horsewomen. Mr Newman rode Oatr&m. Mr James M'Kewen Borderman, Mr R«id Highland Ohief, Mr James Allen Stranger, Mr Patten Tim, Mr M'Kewen jun. Nenthom, Mr Miller Stockfish, Mr R. farmer Vanguard gelding, Mr A. Godfrey Dumblane, Mr Coney Camel, Mr Palmpr ; Sussex, Mr W. H. Taggart Digby, and Mr M. Marks a bay. The perseverance of the large cavalcado in climbing the slippery heights was ; destined to meet with a scurvy reward ; for when on tho point of sending the dragsman on his mission a thick fog enveloped everything, rendering it almost as dark as Erebus — in addition to which some of the land was reported as unfit to tide over. Under these circumstances nothing remained but to retrace steps. Bub Mr Taggarb determined there should be sporb of some sort, and a bib of a run across the Musselburgh paddocks was promised. This duly came off, some specially clever jumpiDg being shewn across some paling fences by Mr James Allen on Stranger, Mr R. Driver on Pioneer, and Mr Coneys on Camel. The company was a merry one, and after all it was agreed they had not Bpenb such a bad afternoon. Nimrod.