TARANAKI HUNT CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1930, Page 4

TARANAKI HUNT CLUB

FINE OUTING AT TIKORANGI SI’I.VMHD WEATHER EN-KIY I'll). — (MANY' LONG KUNS, Bl T NO KILLS. | I (By •‘Motnr-.'a."> ! Brilliant snushine that jvas almost I spring weather contributed to a large i extent to make the meet of the TaraI naki Hunt Club yesterday at Mr. George I Foreman’s one of the most enjoyable ; gatherings of the season, and there was I jnst that keenness in the air that makes ■ the old English sport exhilarating. It ! was apparent early that Mr. Foreman. 1 ami his neighbours had gone to a great j deal of trouble in preparing the country | over a wide area, and sparred fences I were intermingled with good jumps over many hedges. The area was a lucrative. hunting ground and the hounds kept the followers on the move throughout the afternoon. Casting oil' from the old homestead, a j bare was roused from cover in the seeI ond paddock behind Mr. Foreman’s new j homestead, and puss at once made I across the gully at a stiff pace in the | direct ion of the Main Road. Crossing j into Mr. Purdie’s the hare was viewed i turning on the right hand close to Mr. ; Purdie’s residence, when she circled back J to Mr. G. Foreman’s and then turned i on the left hand" to cross the Ephia Road into Mr. Purdie’s second section, where the hounds had to be called off. Retracing steps to Mr. Foreman’s, the gully near the Ephia Road was worked and another hare raised. There was a slight check, but the trail was again picked up going inland, where puss was viewed near Mr. Foreman’s homestead. Circling on the left hand, the hare ran down the back boundary of Mr. Foreman’s in Mr. Purdie’s, and then juts Mr. Bassett’s, where the hounds were in full cry. Doubling cleverly on the right hand, puss crossed the Ephia Road, but ran into Mr. Parli’s and the hounds had to be called back. Working back through Air. Foreman’s, yet another hare was raised from the gully near the homestead, and she ran away on the left hand through Mr. Hill’s and turned across the swamp on the right hand into Mr. Purdie’s. Making full use of the check at the swampy ground, puss doubled back to Mr. Foreman’s, but was disturbed by the spectators and turned left-handed to cross the Ephia Road,, where the trail was lost. Hounds, horses and huntsmen enjoyed a short spell, and the gully was again worked through Mr. Purdie’s and Mr. Foreman’s, a fourth hare starting up near the homestead. The hare ran strongly to Mr. Carmichael’s boundary line, where she turned on the right hand to the Nikorima Road, following the metal for fully three-quarters of a mile. Then she turned left-handed into Mr. Carmichael’s and followed the road fence for some distance before she was viewed turning on the left hand along Mr. Hine’s boundary. The pack was in full cry at this stage and puss doubled back across the swamp, gaining a goodly stretch of ground, which enabled her to reach Mr. Carmichael’s house. The scent was picked up again, and followed on the left hand to the Nikorima Road again, bu‘: it was deemed time to call the hounds off, and the party returned to the homestead after a strenuous ride of four or five miles over difficult country. The followers and spectators were hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Ron. Foreman, and following the afternoon tea Master Haleombe thanked them for their hospitality. He said that the Foreman family had always been staunch suppbrters of the club, and it was pleasing to see that Mr. Pon. Foreman was carrying on the good work of his' forebears. He also thanked the neighbours, to whom the followers were greatly indebted. Mr. R. Foreman responded and extended an invitation for a return visit. Among the mounted followers were Master A. 11. Haleombe on Passport, Deputy-Masters E. Rooke on Potency and W. T. Joll on .Silver Cord, Whip K. Bedford on Lady de Reske, Huntsman J. Sexton on Steeplejack, Messrs. C. Honeyfield on Yvonne, E. Cole on Parakura,. B. Lapouple, jun., on Just John, R. Foreman on Razor, S. Topless on Boxer, J. Sexton, jun., on Master Jack, J. B. Mabin on Puawhato, H. Carter on Kitty, L. Cole on Flying Star, H. Topless on Michaelmas, J. McKenzie on Jack the Ripper, H. Taiaki on Tinokaha, R. Davidson on Bess, T. Stockman on Michael Shimose, P. Cole on One Step, P. Cole, jun., on Mohakatino, B. Roberts on Rafa, C. A. Rumball on Royal Reign, L. Ballot- on Bonny Gay Girl, G. Brown on Famine, A. McKay on Tinopai, Misses M. Cole on Lorna Doone, H. Cole on Nimblefoot, P. Haleombe on Larakau, E. Hicks on Trousseau, J. Paulger on Elackwatch, D. Newton on Jess, J. Beavan on Loch Lomond.

There were a large number of spectators, and those with parties included Messrs. L. A. Nolan, W. T. Hookham, W. P. McNicol, P. Sampson, P. Cole, W. Cole, G. Foreman, A. McKay, W. Watson, R. Pepperill, H. Hill, D. -Jones and others.