'The start was at the Rifle Butts at 3 p m. an hour which is somewhat early, looking at the fact that days are now' rapidly lengthening. The Honykew country is one that, asa rule, induces a large field to put in an appearance, and this occasion was not an exception, as perhaps nearly 25 members started. "The paper was laid for some distance parallel with the old railway to Woosung, thence the route was a zig-zag one, with the Huangpu to the right, over good jumping; but the ground was exceedingly heavy, and, alton: was dead slow, it was only the ponies that were really powerful and in good condition which showed continually to the front, Noticeable among these were Messrs. Howe's, Malherbe's, Wintle's, and Rennie's.
The route, for the country, was a well chosen one, and the paper carefully laid tone gentleman who did not succeed in negotiating the last jump gave the reverse opinion, but he evidently over-looked the fact that the deep cut furrows and low lying ground on the Hongkew side do not help to make the paper particularly conspicuous.
was quite evident to the riders that Mr. Wintle's Astrologer barring accidents, must be the winning pony, and he ever tually came in first easily. Mr. M: here was second, Mr. Carlill a close third Mr. Fabris fourth, the remainder distanced.
The length of run was perhaps nine miles, and the members of the hunt who were out have to thank Mr. Macdonald, who accompanied the Fox, for the success of it.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.