HUNTING

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 361, 24 June 1897, Page 7

HUNTING

THE HAWKE’S BAY HOUNDS. The Hawke’s Bay hunters held one of their popular bi-weekly meets at Springhill on Saturday last. Notwithstanding the very, uninviting appearance of the weather quite a fair field sembled. Before making a start Mr Rhodes - entertained all at lunch. At 1.30 o clock the hounds were trotted out under the charge of Mr Jackson. By the way of warming things up, for indeed the weather was very cold and wet, Mr Rhodes laid a short drag of about three miles to a place where better sport could be expected. There was scarcely time to check when “puss got up just in front of the field and took all away at a «Teat pace for higher country, but taking a turn she circled for the big flat in front of the house. Here it was necessary to make some decent fencing, including a formidable wire. Again she turned and retraced her steps and then made straight for the low flats. Here the chase became exciting, as “puss’’ with only a chain to spare was bobbing dead beat, and a kill seemed certain, but a swollen creek brought hounds and horsemen to check and the huntsman had no alternative but to whip off the pack, much to the chagrin of several members of the hunt. Among those following were Mr H. H. Jackson (huntsman) on Revenge, Mr E. Amundsen (whip) on Frisco, Messis J. B. Rhodes on Sultan, J. Williams on a bay T. Ireland on a half brother to Ben 8., L. McGreevy on Westmere, F. Newton on a brown, M Hallasy on Tambourine, Master Athol Rhodes on Porangi, Mrs Rhodes on The Phantom, Miss Miller on Barlow. Napier Correspondent.