A Stag Hunt.
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Wellington, July 2 1?. Tlio Hunt Club for some rime have arranged a &tag hunt,- whioh after several' postponements on account of unfavorable weather, came off at Miramar, some miles out cf town, on Saturday. It was a regular fiasco, as the stag refused to be hunted, and took refuge with some cows. It seemed more or less lame, and after some trouble, the attempt to get it to beak away was given up. The result of this "hunt" is that the Governor has ordered his name to be wifhd rawn as patron of the Hunt Club, lie " .lee 1 ities to be associated with a society of so-called sportsmen who can be responsible for such treatment of half grown animals as occurred on Saturday. It was an ex - bition which his Excellency is credibly informed would have been ludicrous in the extreme if it had not been so unutterably disgusting," In reference to the Governor's letter, Mr Lingard, secretary of the Hunt Club, says that particular instructions were given to guard against any cruelty, and he thinks an exaggerated account must have reached Lord Onslow. He was not present himself, bub he has instituted enquiry into the proceedings. The "Times" and /'Post" both condemn the Hunt Club for their behaviour in the " staghuat" on Saturday, and the latter commends the Governor's pronipt action in withdrawing hi* patronage. The "Press," however* rather pooh-poohs the alleged cruelty.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2417, 28 July 1891, Page 2
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242A Stag Hunt. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2417, 28 July 1891, Page 2
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