WAIKATO HOUNDS

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17805, 2 September 1929, Page 2

WAIKATO HOUNDS

LAST MEET OF SEASON. (By Full Cry.) On Saturday the Waikato Hounds met for the closing meet of the season at that popular meet Wyatt’s Corner. A very large field turned out. Scent was light, in fact 'it was the poorest scenting day of the season. The master, Wynn Brown, carried the horn with his son Ned as first whip and unkenneled 15A couples of mixed hounds. After a welcome .from Mr Moss, the present owner of Mr Wyatt’s farm ■the master threw off at the back of Mr Ross’ home. A “view hallo” in the distance told of a hare afoot. Trotting off to it hounds were laid on, but the line was so cold and stale they could hardly own it, and with the scent completely dying, the master called hounds off. Trotting back to Mi* Ross* his fields were drawn blank, but crossing over the road to Mr West’s, a good hare was put up close to Hie old slaughter house. It led hounds at a merry pace across the road in Mr Watkins’. Ringing round his country, she crossed into the domain sections, under Crowther and Bell's macrocarpas. A fresh hare jumped up in front of hounds but they were too quick for her and rolled her over and broke her up before the held could get up. Showing the great qualify of (he hounds and the conlidcnco they have in their huntsman they immediately dropped their heads and picked up the line of the hunted hare which made for the shelter of the gardens and orchards of Messrs W. Cowling, Welch and Wilson. Here she tried hard to save her scut, but hounds were too keen and the "Who Hoop” was sung over a clever dodging hare. Hounds then drew the country of Messrs Power, Powell, A. Richardson and W. Nicholl and for once this country was blank. Crossing Into Mr Watkins again they put up a hare near Crowther and Bell’s hack fence. Hounds were on the line at once but just then another hare jumped up and made for better country. They absolutely raced the first hare to Dwyer’s plantation, where the whip called them up. The master then laid them on the line of the other hare. After a short nervy burst over 11. Watkins’ farm this hare was lost on the road. As scent was so light and hounds had had a hard day the horn was blown for kennels. At the invitation of the master alt trotted off to his homestead for the j welcome and very' popular break-up j party, for which from two to three ! hundred people assembled. After full j Justice had been done to the good j cheer, Mr H. Crowther in a neat j

speech, thanked Mr Brown and his family for their hospitality. Mr Brown suitably replied and then proposed the toast of the visitors, to which Mr Chris. Allen, of East Tamaki and Mr H. Hassell, of Hastings replied. Visitors came from all over the Waikato.

' Mrs Smith on her perfect little “Molly Boon" and Miss Weston, on her clever hunter, and Mr. Chris. Allen, on “The Marquis" with Mr Duder and Mr McPherson, of Glevedon represented the Pakuranga Hunt Club. Mr H. Hassell, of Hastings, came again with his friend Mr Dick Faulkner, of Australia. There was a particularly fine lot of hunters out, all in great condition and the jumping was very good, although I saw four or five empty saddles. The hound work, under a hot sun on light, dry country, was perfect.