TARANAKI HUNT CLUB.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13234, 4 August 1906, Page 3

TARANAKI HUNT CLUB.

[ • IN'AUGiU-BAL MEET. The delights of t'ho hunting fiekt h«ave attracted a very large fo>ilo>wi<iv 6 ' in 'North Taranaki, the ins'i-antu'n'eouk success attending the inuugur 1 meet : of the Club, hvkl in conjunction with the Egmont Club, being a source of much satisfaction to all concerned. The H-awera visitors wore _ni©t at the Sentry .Hill station on the ariuva-, of the morning .train, and escorted t/ Mrs Sampson's residence, where a splendid luncheon Was spread. Tlv wives of 'members of , the Club all round t'ho district had combined to provide the lundiemi, and, aided 'by Mrs Sampson's hospitality the func ti.n passed oil' with groat eclat. Mi JJ. B. Leppcr (Preoidenit o-f the Nort: Taranaki Club) .jn a felicitous littl i speech extended 'a cordial Welcome -U the southern huntsman, and express c:' the Club's appreciation of bhtir ,will •ing jpo-operation. :>lr E. R. H-as.ic' Deputy Master, replied, reciprocating the kindly: sentiments <and wish-big- the young Club a prosperous career. He assured tho company that the Hawer a Club would nlwnys be pleased to assist them. Efe suggested the ad visa-He ness of t'lie N-orth- Taran-aki Cluh "throwing in their lot with i'htttn' in ' stead of going to th-e trouble and expense of getting >a pack tog-ether. A start was made about noon, and dn being lined up the field presented quite an imposing appearance, a I'arge number following the. hounds. A big concourse of spectators, who arrived on horseback and, in drags; and vehicles .of £-11 description, added to he animated scene. The neig-hibour-ng owners had placed their properies at the Clubs disposal, and there ras a nice . run in any direction, hough the wire fences arc not the test for hunting purposes. Mr Budge lordbn. of' Uawera, was huntsman, nd, splendidly mounted, he had charge f a W¥>ll trarned pack of hounds. All lie Waimate Plains and Hawera visitors also bestrode fine mounts, ihc numbor comprising. Messrs E. R. Has-i-e (Deputy Master), 'J. Mitchell. A. • Hastie ■ (and .son),,. Me L'l>owie, Greaves (2), Cl&r.ents and E. F<>i;€iiTaii. The district was well represented, the following fi being. among the riders Barnes j.^unton and J. J. Russell, the Masses Sole (2), Miss Suhvay, Miss Arrow (Hawke's Bay); Messrs H. B. Lepper (President), G. Sole, H-alcombe (Urenui), |Cutfield (2), Ma'bin (Urenui), Wheatley (LepIJertooi 1 ). Rose (Waihi), Skelion (Wafhi), U-arlcnett (Fitzroy), IT. Salway (Be;l Block), W. Sal way, jun. (BgimJoni^ KotiWV,, B. TouffstafFiCTJairuru-^ tangi), -H. and C. Matthews (Wai-l-ara), Street (2), B. Wheel (Uremia)!, s C. H. Weston, G. Colson, Ken. * Wifoster, Soandlebuiy, Bennett j ' (Urenui), Quigloy (Tnglewood), R. ■ Tata (Wai tarn), IT. Tvi-nu. J. Connett, Boulton jr., Dr. Newott (Inglew 0 od). . Carthow (JSTew. Plymouth), A. ft. Standish, 'A. Cliff, G. I>a<\*y. Rowe,- MaMfr 'Percy Sole. J. ET-n-wkins. ' J. Smith, Hughes (Ui\aiui), amd •Hoskin. The firs»t run 'took place on Mr Conri'P'tt's iann, t\nd the field -wr® .' soon strung ouV Tho hounds lost * their qwarry in {<]:« furze, however, and a halt was called. T.hr3 wire fence Caused a spill or two, but tire majointy giot on very well. The 'hounds were nosing round for some 1 ■totme. and- pa.it a couijyle of hares out, though they did twfc .got on iihe trail ' smiartly etaougih . A good scent could not bo picked up for 'some time, tvnd thfc work not Of a very interesting character. Soan© d'hiprsion . was cau.\e;l by Hio jumiping, tdio 'L'btt'rr p■r^lC{;i•se<l . hoi'.-.'e'i of the southern men Siiqfxyjii,*' to giroat advantage. ! T'h.o "di*u-g hivn-t" at 3 o-'cloqla was wit-nesscd Idv a lavgo ocioico'ursie of spectators. It was on Messrs Hoskin's I j fattrns, whore a cour.se was mapped r out hy ' drugging a diead haro over the route. Tlie hounds were a Ht-tle at fault t-o start with, b'tit were soon at [ full cry with a field strung eu(. g in all di'rect.icuiß. Ono lady got a C spill at the ur.-rt ' juomp/ amd I at all tho fences there- were slight [ ca.suulties. T'lie course was a fa'Jtly stiff one,, but a .good number Tr>an i a i g < cl to gtrt l'o'un-d s li*ly, and with more tiiitdon tho Cluli will ha able to mnsiw some very fair 'cross country rid- * ers. The riding of Master Percy Sole, mounted on a sma 1 pony, was a very good performance/ as Ke followed the hounds 'from start to finish-. Master tla^ti'O, a little, vj^itor/' tdso ■ gave g'i'ea't exhibition. '/T'hc 'H'awera men all completed the course, and among the Wly junnpers were " Mrs Tawcton, Misses Street,- Arrow, -ararl Sole. After (his an' adjotiroi'inent was made to Messrs Hoskin's' homestead. A photograph of the group was taken, an:l afternoon -tea was served. All agreed that for the oprokig meet the result was -most on-con raging. In the evcnin-iE? about. 270 atten^e:! the social in the Bell Block Hall Tho utmost good -fellowsivip prevailed, and despite 'tho crowd tho function passcrl off very agreeably. ' Dancing was kept up until '4.30 the following mornio-cr, Messrs A. ClifT, If: Stireet^ and C. Hoekki acting as 11. 'sC .<A novelty was a -new 'style- of dancers, as intro- 1 .'luced at Hawera. thf». Avholf room e-in-g formed into ov.e $riJ This -can r H a 'S'oo-d denl o? nrr^i'mfnt anrl t o*k on* very wrll. Semes' were sxm-j- duringthe evening by Miss Ain'sworth' (Ne^"

Plymouth); Mass Bishop (Egmont Road), Messrs Clements (Hawera), and Rutherford (Bell Block), Mr. Cameron giving -a recitation. A ladks' committee, under Mrs Salway, did good I service in arranging the function for the Club.