HUNTING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5010, 18 May 1889, Page 2

HUNTING.

THE MEET AT GRAHAM’S CORNER.

Last Thursday afternoon,' punctually at 1.30 p.m. the Master trotted his hounds on to Mr J. Holland's farm, below Mr Arch. Graham's, whore they were not long in find* ing a hare, but as Mr Jorrocks says, “ Scent is a worry rum thing.” Wbat with ploughed ground and turnips the hounds had a poor show. After a couple of unsuccessful runs the hounds were taken to Mr W. Evans’ farm, and after pottering about for some considerable time and no sign of success, some of the field got very cold and returned home. Those who stuck to it were rewarded with one of the jolliost runs I have witne eed. It is one of those peculiar things, but scent improved as the day wore one. Fowler, the huntsman, worked very hard and succeeded in getting a whimper from old Rattler in the main Waiiti gully on Mr Evans’ farm, and in a moment it was taken up by the rest of the pack. We were in rough country, plenty of gullies, and gorso fences and any amount of wire, but nevertheless everybody was cold and bent upon doing something to show that they were all there. On they went down a gully into Mr Stones’ farm, over the downs towards Page’s plantation, whore the hare doubled towards Wai iti school, and then circling round to where Mr Stone is building his house, through the next gully and back again to the plantation, again circling the top paddocks, and getting lost in Pago’s plantation, the hare being dead beat. Owing to the many fresh Lares getting up the Master wisely whipped off, and one and all jogged home after having thoroughly enjoyed the run. In this run the field was reduced to almost all the straight goers, in fact “ Iv eb ’’ who was out for the first time mounted felt very small as ha sa w them all sailing away from him, but what with friendly gaps and gates he managed to hold bis own with them, and thinks now of following Btraighter khan he did hafarw I'hof?

who rode straight and well were Miss Archer on Galway. Mias Maggie Allen on Blnoboy, Mr B. Allen on Johnnie, Mr Maitland on Ooachy, Mr Higginbotham on a white horse, Mr Gordon Wood on Both well, Mr Alexander Pringle on Rochet, Mr Bullock on Wiggins, Mr Black on Aaron, Mr Brown on Sergeant, and Mr Gibson, junr., on a grey cob. My gad ! it was a treat to see the ladies named taking two five barred gates, and it showed that their hearts were in the right place. The master, Mr E. T. Bhodes, kept the field in splendid order, the Plug jumping faultlessly. Before concluding I must not omit to give Bowler a word of praise for the way in which he handled his hounds during this run. Ho could not have done belter, being mounted on a grev mare who never turned her head nt a single* fence, including a plain five wire fence with barb on top, Fowler being always with his hounds and assisting them greatly. The whip was on a bay, but should be closer up, and pay more attention to tho straggling, hounds during a run. X* EB.