New Year's hunt marred by protests
New Year's hunt marred by protests | This is South Wales A few hundred people turned out in Carmarthen to cheer the riders of the traditional New Year's county hunt. The dozen riders of Carmarthenshire Hunt, with their hounds weaving and chasing among the crowd, trotted into Guildhall Square where they were met with applause and cheers. Hunt master Mike Watts, dressed in a red tunic, doffed his black riding helmet to the onlookers. His speech was all but drowned out, however, by about 20 anti-hunt protesters who, armed with placards, started singing behind him.