HUNTING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3144, 19 July 1901, Page 4

HUNTING.

THE MEET AT THE RACECOURSE,

Yesterday afternoon the South Canterbury hounds met at the racecourse. As the' weather was somewhat unfavourable, there was a smaller attendance than usual. A start was made on Mr T. 11. BrosnaInin’s farm, and a strong hare was soon put up, beaded away to the bye-road on to Mr Divan’s, took the field at. racing pace over several of his paddocks, ran into* a snare in a fence, and committed suicide. After a short spell, Mr Divan’s paddocks were tried, and a hare was soon seen on the move. She took across Mr Tube's land, over the road on to Mr Davie’s, then towards the racecourse to the Point road, along the railway, returned to Mr Davie’s paddocks, back to her starting point and was lost. This was a capital run, and the hare was just dodging along when she luckily found cover. The lower portion of the Levels Estate was next tried, and another strong hare put up. She raced for the plantation, but not finding cover, made for the flat country, doubled, and got. on to the main thoroughfare and on to Mr Tube's.

She then returned to the Levels, and in a dodgy run hounds got split up, were ■ whipped off and the hare escaped. The country hunted over was very good and the jumps were for the most part difficult. There were two or three spills, owing , mainly to the soft going. At the close of the meet the party accepted an invita- ! tion to the Levels to afternoon tea, Mrs Orbell’s kindness being greatly appreciated. The land hunted over was heavy, owing to the rain, and southern faces were very slippery. Hounds ran well, and scent was generally keen. Among the followers were Mr H. Elworthy, deputy-mas-ter, on Kakahu, the Huntsman on Dugald, the Whip on Trust, Mr M. Jameson on Gay Lad, Mr Bond on Daddy, Miss Orbell on Bellbird, Mr H. Orbell on Kaikoura, Mr J. Maze on Dandy, Mr M. Harper on Cossack, Mr Hutchison on Lucifer, Mr Beattie on a colt by First Lord, Mr A. E. Kerr on Sunflower, Mr F. KnubJey on a bay, Mr A Hutton on Knight Templar, Mr W. Kemohan on Bay King, Mr W. Revell on Tyrone, Mr O’Brien on • a grey, Mr A. Austin on Gaffer, Mr Jack Mee on Warlock, Mr A. Whittaker on Bobs, Mr K. White on Beeswing, Mr G. L. Meason on a bay, Miss White on Huyton, Miss Kelland on Heliograph. Miss McCahon and Miss Shaw, and Mr R. Bissett were driving. On Monday next, meet at the Hook school, and on Thursday at Mr Richard Hoare’s, Kerrytown, at 1.30 p.m. The meet at the latter place is a favourite one, and given a fine day is sure to be largely attended.

SHE NATURALLY THOUGHT SO.

Mrs Hicken says she supposes the doctor knew what was the matter with Lizzie. Maybe he did, and maybe he didn’t. ; Now, let me have your ear for one quarter ( of a minute, as thought you were a telephone, while I talk a suggestive truth into it. Head any big medical book, intelligently and honestly written, and you will be. astonished to find what a lot of diseases therein described are said to be “of unknown origin.” Therefore, the doctor might not have Understood what ailed Lizzie Hicken, and no blame to him. As it was, he worked away at the symptoms (the outside presentments, you know) and trusted' to luck ' for results. And he might have struck it right, but he did not, unfortunately; and it came to pass what Mrs Hicken is going to tell us about. . It was in 1896 that the young girl began to suffer terribly with pains which, as she put it, “ ran right through ” her, particularly across the stomach and under the shoulder Wades. A continuance of this so prostrated her that she would sometimes be laid up for a month or six weeks. We fancied it was rheumatism, yet it did not act quite like that complaint.. “ She was also greatly troubled with a nasty cough that completely took the power out of her. I called upon the doctor with my daughter, and told him how she had been handled; and I suppose he knew what was the matter with her; but, at all events, I am certain his medicines did her no good. “ Then I bought her all sorts of cough medicines, but they had .no more effect than if she had used so much water. “By this time the poor girl could neither eat nor sleep, and you may be sure we were in great worriment and perplexity what to do. “However, I saw one of Mother Seigel’s Syrup advertisements, and sent to the chemist for a bottle, and before she finished it I could see she was better. So we kept on giving her this remedy until she was completely cured. “I have used the Syrup myself for indigestion, andj it cured, after I had worn out a deal of other medicines to no purpose. “I want tq say, so strongly that there can be no doubt as to my meaning, that the entire credit for Lizzie’s recovery is due to Mother Seigel’s Syrup, and also* for my own. “ We both swear by iti, and I am seldom without a bottle in the house. I commend it to everybody.”—Mrs J. Hicken, Graham street, Auburn, N.S.W., Nor. 27th, 1899.