A RUN WITH THE HOUNDS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15223, 22 May 1920, Page 8

A RUN WITH THE HOUNDS.

TUE PRINCE'S ADVENTURES. i (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH." lasfnignt. .; The Prince of Wales to-day spent some time m a pleasant run with the hounds as the guest of the Canterbury Hunt Club at the initial meet of tho club for the season at charing Cross. rM oas , was beautifully fine, with brilliant sun- ? shine ami a iresh westerly broeze to <uui . zest to the. 'enjoyment 01 the outing... Hi s Royal Highness motored out to tne . rendezvous At Charing Cross, anU ■ was met by niembets of the club, and aftei | ivtnblt pot quickly " ; to Work. About_ one > hundred ladies and gentlemen followed j Ihfe ptak/aniia large number _of people ■ m motor Cars watched the rims, frotn the .roads, through Hat colmtrj', intersected by many low gorse fences affording excellent obstacles to the best equestrian ability «f the hunters. Mr. li. Selby wa's huntsman', and the scent was picked up quickly m the first run, whlcli was a short and sharp on«, ending ma kill m the roadway right m. view of _tne spectators- A quarter of" an hour after the start the Prince, mounted on Miss Richards' nobby brown cob Clinker .was m at the death, m spite of the fact that he had come to earth unceremoniously at one fence, when the horse hesitated on the far side on an obstacle he" had cleared and made a half-heaTted jump- at, the second clump , of furze and then altered his mind, while the Royal rider, Jnoving on, m the spirit of, his mount s first lntentiou. ■ slid lightly to. earth. He was quickly In the saddle rtgain, however and joined the leading alvislon. and, as staled,' finished with them, lho rnnce appivpriatctl the head of the haro 1 -as * trophy of the. chase. Several other hares ■ were "\ml up" during tho. afternoon, but though, good runs-resiUlrd.no further ••kills" were made. AlloscUicv it *as a most enjoyable outing, and ilie Prince wa3 loud m his eulogy of the sport pro-; yided; .