A start was effected for the hunt on Saturday last, the 14th inst., from Mr. Seaman's House as advertised; very shortly after 3 p.m. 'The field consisted' of 35 members, a moderate number of spectators being present; the scont Iny-in the direction of the Big Grave, one fair-sized looking jump intervening,. with two. bridges, one Of which: was: exceedingly. dangerous' consisting of two granite slabs only and both considerably off the perpendicular. The "Big Grave" jump afforded a " big bath" tothe half-dozen hardy orfoolhardy mien who went into it. Jumping this impediment, which we understand has not been given for about eight years, was practically imwith a large field and at any rate sprinkling of riders that had'no inten tion whatever of attempting to jump such an obstacle: [From this point the paper lay up to the Sicawei' Village, down the road to "Blydenburgh's turn" across the bridge to the top-of the Handicap line—over th Handicap Bridge to near Jessfield, the to Robison's corner skirting the Ialand, after which the old. Bubbling. Well Road was crossed opposite to Mr. Fearon's House, the run in being over a fut piece of low Jand and the' finish over a small hurdle. Messrs, Howie and Dudgeon made a yood race: of it, the latter winning by about two lengths. Mr. Low, the third qualitied gentleman who arrived, carried off the heavy Weight prize, We have to congratulate the winner of the hunt upon taking the lea: ing place for the second time thi senso With regard to the hunt itself, it some good charactistics, but a great many bad ones, We consider it very injudicious to give jumps of such inordinate size as to stop the whole of the riders from flying them, which was' the case on Saturday, when some really youd ponies were out. Farther; "Foxes are certainly not right to give w jump that neither the one nor the other is capable of deal learn was the case in the event we have dvsoribed above. Mr: Maitland did not attempt to jump it; Mr. Cnrlill got in and scrambled out.
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