At the Hunt

The thrill of the chase, the tang of keen country air in the nostrils, the feel of a good horse between your legs — these and many other things go to make up the fascination of hunting. Add to them the convivial good-fellowship of the day, the social contacts, and the exercise of those skills which mark the good horseman, and it is easy to see why hunting, born in England more than 200 years ago, is as popular today as ever. And indications, in New Zealand, and in Poverty Bay in particular, are that it will grow more popular as increasing numbers of young riders graduate from the pony clubs which have been so successfully established here.

Mainly to make sure that a record was taken of a sight not seen on a local hunting field for many a long year—a huntswoman riding sidesaddle —"Photo News" was invited recently to take some pictures of the opening of a meeting on the Fraser estate and Mr M.L. Holden's property at Pouawa—splendid hunting country if ever there was. In the panorama, members of the P.B. Hunt Club and visiting riders are drawn up behind the huntsman, Mr W. F. Hale, and the hound ready for the start.

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Hounds are away like a flash as whip Stewart Symon opens gate

An echo of earlier days was given by a visitor from Auckland! Mrs Ryall, who still rides sidesaddle and does not propose to change at this late date.

Mrs Ryall was a noted member of the Irish hunting scene as a young lady.

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Autumn sunshine greets riders arriving for hunt

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Trying out her sidesaddle is Judith Fraser, of Whangara.

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Conferring on details: J. Bloomfield, A. M. Fraser (deputy master), M. R. Moore (master), and M. Holden.

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Mrs Ryall is pictured on Jim McIldowie's Mandalay, with her husband, who is farming at Clevedon

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Young riders preparing for the chase

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