On Sunday last the meet was at Sibkuadong (Motu Creek). A somewhat smaller field than usual turned up for the opening meet of the hill hunting season. Shortly after 6 a.m, hounds moved off to draw the Long Valley which has been 80 productive of good sport in the past Hounds were just able to own a stale line to the top end, where they roused a deer. As usual the door st headed straight up hill. Crossing the next ravine he crossed the main range of hills to the left of the highest joss-house. Before reaching this point the pack di ed, two-and-half couple coming ay left-handed with another deer, first whip and the field went on with the main pack whilst the master and d whip followed the smaller division. After a good hunt, on the western slopes of the hills overlooking the arm of the Tahu Lake running up to the Nine Arch Bridge the main pack threw up on a stony slope and were stopped.
In the meantime the two-and-half couple consisting of rough-coated otter hounds and the slowest of the pack, hunted their deer left-handed, on towards Sihkuadong. What they lacked in pace they made up for in music throwing their tongues gaily in true otter hound fashion. This deer seemed a very soft one for he quickly tired and soiled in a lagoon but left in on hounds reaching the
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