Hunting.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5006, 14 May 1889, Page 2

Hunting.

THE MEET AT THE WABHDYKE

Bad, however, the wet on Thursday for the second day’s sports, it was a perfect godsend to hunting men, for on Saturday last it broke a fine day. We had a day modelled for us as regards scent. Scent is a very mysterious thing, and very little understood, but last Saturday I don’t think the master had anything to complain of in that respect. Punctually at 1,30p.m. the hounds were trotted on from the} Washdyke to Mr T. Brosnahan’s farm, where a hare was foon found, and gave tho field about as warm a time as they could wish. The knowing ones supposed the hare would make for the Levels, but in this they were disappointed, as she circled round and into Mr John Devon’s paddocks, and back again into Brosnaliaa’s through a gap in a cross fence, where an open well of about 20 feet was stuck in the corner, and five of the leading hounds went down (fortunately no water was in the bottom). On she wont,and was pulled down not far from the starting point. Now this run gave sports about as rough a time as they could wish,) plenty of good going, with about as much jumping as they wanted and just as much as their horses cared about. It was very hard lioep on tho Master that the accident named happened tp tho hounds, but very little time was lost before jthoy were boisled upognin, none the worse for thejr enforced retirement. It was very gratifying tp rap Ip c.ce old Rattler, Lincoln, Liberty, and Monarch hauled up without a scratch, for these old hounds ore always to the front. After this “ chock," Mr Rhodes thought it bolter to order tbo pack home, and I think he was quite right, as it is the commencement of the season, and the five hounds had a very severe shaking,and he has a big week before him. Mr M. T, Rhodes, on Tho Plug, was all there. Fowler, the huntsman, ou Selim, did bolter than hitherto, and I have not much fault to find with him -Jw d'd wonderfully well. A huntsman should keep us pear bis hounds as ho possibly can without" '"inconveniencing them- The whip, on the grey mare, 'was all right. I wish to goodness those young sporls would pot call them dogs,” One young

chap told me there were five dogs down a well, oho that ought to have known better. There was a splendid turn out of horsemen and women, both mounted' and on wheels. Amongst those present I noticed Miss Archer, Miss hi. Archer, and Miss Crammond, all on chestnuts, Miss M. Allen on a grey, and a number of ladies whom I did not know, and gentleman, of whom there were over 80 present. Of those who went straight as a dart were Miss Bidwcll on Faugh a-baliagh (of Grand National fame), Mrs Hamlyn on Opawa, Mr Hamlyn on a bay, Mr E. 8. Rulherford on The Mount, Mr R. Rutherford on Stewardess, Master Cuthbert Rutherford on She, Master Leslie Rutherford on Wooloomooloo, Mr Gracie on Antigone, Mr Black on Oediphus, Mr Balfour on Juggler, Mr Parks on Three Springs, Mr A, E. G. Rhodes on St. Patrick, Mr R. H. Rhodes on Ivanhoo, Mr Gordon Wood on Bothwell, Frank Healey on Rocket, Lewis on Nero.