HUNTING.
DUNEDIF HOUNDS AT PINE HILI. Saturday, Fine Hill, at 3 p.m., caused quite a flutter of excitement amongst followers , others interested in the doings of the hunt. Being a new run much speculation existed as to what the ground was like, the h*ighfc and strength of the fences, &c. The Messrs Godfrey, assisted by some neighbours, did their best to provide an afternoon's sport, and succeeded in - laying out a fairly good *un. There wsb phnfcy of jumping, the fences being in very close order, requiring a handy jumper, rushers and hard pullers being decidedly unsafe under the circumstances. Far attendance at the tryj&fc, I ' think Saturday's meet may fairly olaim a-re-cord, as the horsemen present must; have num* ber«d fully 100, besides a great number of onlookers in vehicles of all descriptions, from the humble two-wheeler to the more pretentious carriage and pair, A few' of .those present whom I noted wero : — Mr Oockerill, on Mabel ; Mr Aicheson, Royal Sovereign ; MrT. M'Kay, Ma»terpiece ; Kir Leadbam, Honesty ; Mr .Matheson, Trilby ;/ Mr Charles Newman, Silvertail ;Mr Gr. Smith, Rebel ; Mr Baird, Duncombe ; Mr Laing, Miss Digby; Master Laing, Wild Irishman ; Mr R. Allen, Ulster ; Mr ' Reid, Kelly; MHW'Ketchen, Mick; Mr J. M«K»y, Digby ; Mr H. Qourley, jun., W»itangi ; Mr S. Gourley, Shannon ; Mr Rutherford,. Dunterina ; Mr A. Palmer, Surprise j Mr Harloy, Pearl ; MrT. Godfrey, Dandy; Mr -A. Godfrey^ Apple Bloisom; Mr Oldfaam, Robin; Mr R. Mao- i donald, Normandy; Frank Smith, Fretmason; Mr J. B&mber, Dunblane; -Miss Maodonald, Fancy ; Mrs Walcotb, Revenge ; Sirs H. Gourloy, Lisette ; MissDownes, Fairy ;' Mrs Taylor, Troubadour. Among those present oh wheels! noticed Mr and Mrs J. Ellis, buggy and pair ; Mrs Myers, phaeton and ponies ; Mr S. G. Smith, horse and baggy ; Mr Douglas, carriage and pair. The first three or four fences, principally poit and rail, were out of small enclosures, were followed by a stone wall oub of a, paddock where the going was soft with a drop into the read. This caused a temporary halt amongst allbut the bestjnounted. There was a lot of <scrambling over the next two post and Tails, the rapping of which oould be heard from the -road. Jumping into the main read The Pearl gave Mr Harley rather an awkward fall, but he wag toon going again. One of the stiffest jumps was at the finish of the run, which was taken in good style by the majority of the field. Amongst those well -op were Mr T. M'Kay on &f a*torpiece, 'Mr Reid on Kelly, Mr Cfourley on Waitaqgi, Mr Leadham on Honesty, Mr M'Ketchen on Mick, Mr Cockerill on Mabel, Mr Aoheton on Royal Sovereign, the Messrs Godfrey, Mr R. Allan on Ulster, Mr Q. Smith on Rebel, Mr. Laing on Hiss Digby, and Mr Newman on Silvertail. In the second run the only mishap occurred to Mr Oldbam on Robin, j who fell over;-* fence, both horse and, rider receiving a flight shaking. The whereabouts of ftbo oesd seel bM not bees finally decided on,
HUNTING.
Otago Witness, Issue 2206, 11 June 1896, Page 35
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