HUNTING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6262, 8 July 1890, Page 2

HUNTING.

I was lucky enough to be one of the good Held who attended the meet of the Waimate County Harriers at Mr Buddenklau’s at the Hook last Saturday. At the appointed hour hounds were thrown off in a paddock along* side the homestead, and almost immediately up jumped puss in view of them. Turning to tlie left she headed for the Hook riverbed, but being closely pressed, doubled, and made for the stony flat. From here she crossed back to the paddock where we found, but the hounds giving her no rest they soon had her out of this on to a new grass paddock, and from here she led us at a.merry pace through several paddocks which proved a regular wire country, no fences of any other sort being come across; but the hounds not to be denied soon had her at their mercy and broke her up in the open. This run was a really good one, without the sign of a check, and only lasted about twenty minutes. After a short spell the hounds were trotted back to our starting point, and another hare was quickly afoot. Some sheep-stained ground delayed us a lit tl?, but with a forward cast, the hounds, by the lashings of their, sterns, soon showed us that the line was close handy. It was not long before old “ Music” touched the line at the foot of the gully, and the pack being quickly laid on, were soon travelling at racing pace across a stubble, then into a new grass paddock, but puss making for the fop of the Hook bush seemed to care little for the chorus that kept singing in her rear. Still hounds were carrying a good head and scent was improving at every stride. Circling by the top of the bush she made away for some paddocks belonging to tho Waimate estate, but being bustled out of this she headed away for Mr fiuddenklau’s homestead. But, alas, poor puss*was not destined to bo allowed to get there, as on reaching the road line the bounds were close on her. Doubling quickly to the left rho tried to get to the Hook rjyer'-bed, but the pack were oi

her and a “ Whoo, whoop ’’ from an ardent sportsman made us believe that we were in at another death, but our quarry was not dead yet, although Barrister had sampled the fur on her back. She made another brave try for her life and kept us going five minutes longer when hounds were soon on terms with her and ran into her at the next gully. Everyone having had a good day’s sport it was decided to send hounds back to their kennels as they had a long way to go. This is the first time the hounds have met, at Mr Ruddenklau’e, and one and all thanked Mr and Mrs Buddenklau for Iheir hospitality, and expressed a hope that we might get another meet there next season, and enjoy as good a day’s sport as they gave us last Saturday. , Loose Box.