PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 8, 20 September 1890, Page 6

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.

[By

Nordenfeldt

The usual weekly meet of the Pakuranga Hunt " Club was held on Saturday last, at Mr. James Hayr’s farm at Three Kings. With his accus- . tomed liberality Mr. Hayr provided an excellent lunch at his residence previous to the days run being commenced. . Mr. McMinjmin on Assassin and Mr. Warren on Huntsman, yrere despatched to by the drag, and shortly after i o’clock the hounds were laid on, and took the field (which was a very large pne) across a number of stiff fences. The jumps were unusally stiff and a large percentage of the horses refused to negotiate them. After pursuing a round-about course the hounds led the field close up to the Three Kings schoolhouse where a halt was made, and the drag was again laid over the same course, while giving the usual “law,” I was able to look around and. amongst others mounted, noticed —The master on Jim, the Huntsman on .Laddie, Mr. Garrett on Guadalquiver, Colonel Dawson on Ike, Mr. Kelly on Playboy, Mr. T. Hayr on Ma Petite Filje, Mr. H. Dunnett on Roger. Mr. G. Dunnett on Albion, Mr. E. Pollock on Begorra, Mr. T. Craig on Hurricane, Mr. P. Johnston on Leofric, Mr. D. B. Tonks on Odd Trick, Mr. H. C. Tonks on Nap, Mr. J. B. Williamson on Comet, Mr. J. Armitage on Kairuna, Mr. England on Count, Mr. Lockhart on Fisherman, Mr. C. Warren on Huntsman, Mr. John Brown on Shotover, Mr. Gilchrist on Death, Mr Crowe on Crazy Kate, Mr. McMinimin on Assassin, Mr. Wallace on a chesnut, Mr. Colegrove on a bay, Mr. Prince on Minnie. Besides those mentioned there were about thirty others present, and a large number who viewed the proceedings from the road. The second drag provided an excellent run, and more than one spill occured. After another halt at the Schoolhouse, the drag was laid along the paddocks adjoining the Mt. Eden Road, and thence across country to Epsom. Several stonewalls were cleared in succession, a couple of brush fences, and a ditch or two. Amongst the foremost of the field I noticed Mr. Kelly, the Huntsman, Mr. D. B. Tonks, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Pollock. Wattie’s Hotel was reached by the foremost division shortly after four o’clock, where everyone separated highly pleased with the afternoons sport. The run was voted on all sides the best of the season. To-day the hounds meet at the Remuera end of Green Lane at two o’clock, when there is expected to be a large attendance.