Another very good Hunt was had Saturday under the auspices of the Shanghai Payer Hunt Club, though the field was not so large or the number of spectators so numerous as has been the case at some of the previous Hunts during the season. The weather was favourable for the hors men, but rather cold for the spectators, who betrayed the feeling that ulsters and other warm wrappers were essential to the enjoyment of the sport. The start was from Trefancha, where a fair number of spectators assembled, and about thirty riders contested for the honours of the day. Mr. Daniel, the light-weight winner of the last Hunt, was represented by Mr. Fearon as one of the foxes, while Mr. Arbuthnot performed duty incumbent upon winners, and usual, they were accompanied by Mr. Bur-Kill, the Master of the Club, 10m Tre-mancha the course ran along the bank of the Soochow Creek for about a couple of miles, turning over the Jessfield Road at Robison's turn; thence the foxes took the Jessfield line of jumps, and then bore away for the Red Josshouse, returning down the Fahwah line, crossing the Siccawei Road at the second bridge, then over the tidal creek as a final jump, beyond which there wai a straight run in to the flags of about tw" bundyed yards. It was estimated the distance traversed was not more than seven or eight miles, but, as described by two or three of the foremost riders, it was a sti' Hunt from beginning to end - there were plenty of good jumps, the banks of some of which were frozen, the pace was exceedingly quick, with no checks, and the dust wes something awful. Crossing the Siccawei Road, not far from the finish, about half a dozen were well together, and they went along at a rattling pace. At the last jump over the tidal creek, Mr. Taumeyer, on Trurio, gained a decided advantage, but he was hard pressed by Mr. Symons, on Mr. Findlay's Black Auster, and Mr. Wintle, on Conjuror, there being several lengths between them and any of the others. The trio raced hard to the finish, Mr. Taumeyer maintained the lead and won by three lengths, Mr. Symons being second, Mr. Wintle third, Mr, Ibert, on Speihakn, fourth, Mr. Meyerink, on Tarmigan, fifth, Mr. Carll, on Peru, sixth. "There was ud ple among the first six, and sone of the others who came tailing in wera placed,
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