Saturday was uch " lovely autuaui day, with " bright warm sun, and withal a half holiday, that advantage was taken of the opportunity to get together a snail mee at short notice; and those who were able to'bo present congratulated themselves on apleudid ride. The hounds threw off in iold adjoining Carter's Road, and rapidly to their work they began its of hunting that has yet been aeon here, Crossing the old Bubbling Well Road, the scent lay over the country towards the well-known willow jump, whence Reynard skirted the Boochuw Crook, and thou turning to the Jeff, made for the Jo there was wolovme check; for th though hunting very carefully, had come alo: ut m good rattling pace, which mae "bellows to mend with some, musical than the hints:
distivetly heard, Here a well-know veteran Sport, whose riding days over, appeared "upon the scone with jumping powder" to wot. the "parched throats of those who were there joy hie kindliness; after which the hounds were again sent forwards, and, if up and over the tidal creek, they away to Josstield and round to the house on the left, where there was again u few minutes' breathing time which Drought together the scattered field. From here the rond hy towards howe, but ut the bottom of the Tasisin line the hounds wore at fault wud threw up their heads, After a short chase ' tu heel," they struck the original scent, hunted it to the same spot, and again were in difficulties, Getting his pack together, the Master made a very pretty ovst, and away they went in 4uil cry, a table-cloth being large enough to cover them, -over the tidal creek, the Siconywei rond and down the fidds on the left of the Great Western road, to the exite Major's, where they ran into. their game. This was broken up with'much eclat, and the "hounds ate the "fox they so richly deserved." It was.a most suc ce-soul day, the hounds behaved admirably, and if they continue to show sport like this, the glories of ' paper hunting," so tame and methodical as it is, mut wane by comparison; it has its votaries, but those who'appreciate "a good thing," and are able to live with it, cannot have much difficulty in making their choice. {n the one there is sport but no money, in the other: there is money but no sport, There was a good deal of grief at different parts of the run, and nots -few ponies appeared with empty saddles tthe finish, having previ out; an ugly scalp wound, but we: hope it' will not. prevent him' putting' in -an pearance to-morrow, when we und: of the comedietta in one act, by M. Knauf, stand the meet will' be at Schmidt's entitled, " Who laughs last, laughs beat." bungalow, at 2.30 p.m.
Tt is a' pretty trifle, though somewhat too long, based upon very slender itis lo an ecb alia materials, and bare of plot. From the Bot leant, ase pee nee translated narrative appended to the programme courteously provided for information of those not understundit 'A goodly number of riders and a lar; the language, we gather that Frau Von concourse of spectators assembled at Stiuben (Fréulein Riensi), a charming start on Tuesday, and Mr. How, upon whom in tha.absonce of the master has young widow, accompanied by her file de devolved the responsibility. of carrying chambre, Henriette (Fidulein Klezx), is stop ping at @ hotel in Baden, where she suf the horn at these holiday mosts, brought fers from ennui occasioned by dull season up his pretty.licle pack'at the appointed continued bad weather. She an-howe ut 2.30 p.m. He was ably supported nounces to her maid that her uncle has by Messrs, Ramsay and Daniel, a whips, should marry og their duties being especially arduous, for lected one of ier ce the native dogs ure the greatest nuisance nsband, who however is a total of the hunt, and when a red furry animal stranger to her, promising shortly to send with x low; breaks away in the open after having been caught napping in a her his photograph and more ample par= ticulars. While looking from the window, furrow, he looks fur all the world 80 much tracts the attention of a gentleman liken real "varmint," that the hounds are passing her house, and who, remarking alost to be pardoned for giving hun chase. that she uses a'lorynotte, employs his in Reynard had evidently been feasting on Annoyed by obstinacy; chicken front a neighbouring hen roast, in to laugh loudly, calli patch of green curn, for the hounds quickly detected his whereabouts; but the joi hoping, Thi multitude of pedestrians had sv scattered themselves over the country, that they had pretty well obliterated ces. Ht was (Herr Triangel), the gentleman in ques-not until several Gelds had been yot over tion, enters her room announced by that the houfids had a fair chance; but the waiter. In a degagé manner he then warming to their work, there was 20 compliments the lady on her beauty, mistake that the game had headed to-avows his admiration of her charms, wards Blairs Grave, to get to which two and declares that he presents him: cracking water jumps, for the tide was at golf in her apportment to afford her an the full, had to be uegociated, opportunity to give vent to her hilarity neetL stout Seog without restraint Frau vou Stiubeu fed Tag htt eh ak, sein ta chain highly indignant at his impudence and She ge ecg requests him to gulf the house, with which A Lurline evidently lurked in the complies, while aims that he has sccoud, and'thouglrahe' had chosen a dusky Inst I on his side, stream for her haunts, yet her witcheries the lady wore-fiot to be resisted, the acting master inyallantry by yuing have the laugh on her side, sud est depths. Puss was evidently him to have her photograph taken, hard pressed from this point, for after Rheder acoepta the supposed character, hireling round she tried a bamboo copse and bribes the waiter to confirm hia asser for a friendly refuge, but the earth-tiou, giving him a letter, which he pens in stopper had been beforehand, and the lady's apartment, purporting to come with better success lit shelter from the local medical man, warning her a grace.—Hor respite "wan short, and the that he has seen a lunatic, the photo-hounds were soon again in full ery, over grapher, enter her house, and advising her a charming bit of country, with an Rot tu contradict him, as excitement might eapeciaily pretty fence and a brook, and 80 ko him dangerous, Rheder then presents round to Biydeuburs's Turn, past Fal himeelf again with a carte do visite of the wha, and dows over the Handicap fi lady, which he declares he has produced near to the somme place where the hounds ate from memory and which he wishes to per-their game on Saturday. The crowds of fect by a few touches. While thus engaged, a letter arrives from the undo with th spectators here, as xt the find, split up the pack; and several gentlemen, from promised photograph of her intended, (he haste with which they override the which turns out to her great surprise hounds were evidently intent on rivalling be the striking likeness of Rheder, the the Frenchman who avowed his intention supposed photographer Schueutzer. Prov catching the fox if he could," but—voked by her predicament, she intends to give him his congo, and' enjoy the last Whosmhoop litre Dainty a upon him, With Trespass and Praca deo t bee bee"
Iaugh, but he pleads his cause so suc~ cessfully that at lest she yields and The field was graced by the presence of accepts him as her loyer.—The piece a fair equestrian, who rode-in the van cannot be said to have gone with the from find to finish, smoothness characteristic of performance generally at the Concordia,—in fact there is nothing in it beyond one or
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