Hunt for non-winners during the season took place, and notwithstanding that the weather, was cold, dull, and threatening rain, it' proved another very enjoyable afternoon's sport for the riders, and a pleasant outing for a tolerably large number of spectators. Mr. Ogle, the winner of the last Hunt, accompanied by Mr. E. G. Low, the Master, Mr. McLeod, and half-a-dozen others, including one fair equestrian, Starting from behind Dr. on the Bubbling Well Road, they proceeded up the Bubbling Well line of jumps, then turned to the left over what is known as Brownie's jump, and round by the Big Grave and Mrs. Burkill's jump. Thence a line was struck across the flat for Siccawei, several dry drop jumps being taken in. Arriving at Siccawei, the foxes passed through the village and proceeded on to the Hung-jow Road, over the handicap jumps, andlacross the intermediate run to the back of the Fahwah village, near which the tidal crook was forded; then down the Fahwah line to the Siccawei Road, over the jump known as the Chasm, and finishing over the tidal creek—the same finish as last week. It was a long and dificult run, but the country was in splendid order for galloping, the rain in the morning having only "been sufficient to nicely lay the dust and to relieve the ground of the hardness which has ben complained of at the majority of the hunts during the present season. There was a field of about thirty starters, ong whom, however, were some of the winners of previous hunts, who put in an appearance merely to enjoy the gallop across country, and not to compete for the honours of the day. The field kept well together as far as Mrs, Burkill's jump, which caused grief to the majority, and the fortunate ones obtained a good lead. There were no checks worthy of mention; it was downright hard galloping with plenty of splendid jumping, throughout the Hunt, At Siccawei the winners of previous hunts and one or two others broke off and returned by the road to the finish, where the attendance of spectators was small in comparison with the numbers we have seen at the other hunts during the season. It was not until a few minutes before five o'clock that the riders appeared in sight, and then they came in a cluster of seven or eight, headed by Mr. Carlill, on Peru, and Mr. Ruogg, on Bellyn. Pern was evidently " played out" and at first refused the last jump, and the same might be said of Belly. They both scrambled through it, and Mr. Cariill, urging his pony up the bank first, won the Consolation Prize of the season by a length. Mr. Bebee, on Fizale, was third, Mr. Malherbe, on Caporal, fourth, Mr. Ruttonjee, on Erauni, fifth, and Mr. Arbuthnot, on Commandeur, sixth: The last-named gentleman takes the heavy weight prize. With the exception of the two first, they all took the last jump remarkably well, and the finish was. an exciting one, while several of the stragglers afforded amusement to the spectators by their ponies pitching them into the Creek, and three got pretty well drenched. most successful season of paperhunting will be brought to a close on Saturday next, when the usual handicap hunt will be run.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.