HUNTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2229, 29 June 1908, Page 3

HUNTING.

(By “Thistle Whip per.”).

A large field of nearly 40 people met Walsh and his hounds ut 11 o’clock on Saturday at Repougaere. We took a*complaint from Mr. Tuoliy that some of “our stock” were in his mangolds as an invitation t 0 get, if possible, a gallop over his country, but did not find any traces of puss, though wo drew very carefully round the homestead and along tho river bed. It was not till we bad got as far as the orange orchard at the bend of the river that wo started otR first hare. Scent was breast high ami ve raced along the-river mink towards Patutahi- for about half .r mile',’when suddenly hounds threw up ibes'r leads ami we could- make nothing if it.. The only explanation could be that a too eager field Had tumid her from her point and that, she had crossed the river. M o then left the flats and turned into Air. Cameron’s country, crossing a most dismal hockdeep swam]), where our sporting schoolmaster got into trouble. We picked up a, hare-at once, land she gave uy two nice rings round the hill, but we lost her, as the eccnt failed. We then got - on to a hare near the sheep yards, which gave ns the run of the day. She took us twice round the swamp, going in each case half-way up the hill. Most of the field hail been dancing till the small hours the evening before ami were by this time scattered all over the bill, the swamp crossing having drafted all but tile keenest. Hounds ran her very well, and it was a pity that they coukl not account for her. She saved herself by turning sharp downhill and squatting. We found at least three hares in the web rush paddock on the Lavenham side. Wo got away with olio that gave us a sharp burst across the flat, turned .right-handed across the hill, then down towards the Repougaere Lake, hut bent back over the hill again to the rush paddock, where we should have killed her had not hounds got on to a fresh hare, so as the evening was drawing in hounds were whipped off. It was very curious that though scent was very good all day, yet when our bares were failing, hounds could make absolutely nothing of it. Mrs. Wood-bine-Johnson, of Lavenham, invited us all in to afternoon tea, and full justice was done to the good things provided. Among those who were out were: Mesd unes Humphries and Elisor, Mis'-es Sherratt (4). Messrs William, Richard, and Randall Sherratt, Woodward, Gaddum, Reynolds, Clark, Black, Newman, Cotterill. Scott, Elisor, Humphries, Bennett, Dunlop, and Ma6ter6 Mason and Desßarres.