The meet was at the Two Mile Bridge onthe Bubbling Well Road at3.30p.m., and as the time approached, it was apparent that a large field was going to participate what proved to bathe best run of the season. The paper was laid by Mr. Malherbe, the the winner of the previous hunt, a: by Mr. Arbuthnot, and ifed for the wrt over the same ground as a hunt giv jast year by On th signal being given to start, about 35 hors of jumps in the direction of the back riding road, which was crossed and the usual line taken to the island, several big jambs having to be negotiated on the way, at one of which one of the red coats got a nasty spill On the high ground being reached along: the Soochow Creek the race was made very hot, every one racing to got to the big bridge at Jessfield which was crossed in safety. Hero the paper doubled back, causing a slight chock, to Robiaon's turn'; thi enabled Mr. Bidwell to take the lead which he kept for a considerable distance closely followed by Mr. Taumeyer on spotted griffin, Mr. Reynell, Mr. Walker, Mr. Ruogg, ete., skirting' the Jessfield to the Red' Joss House, then down th Tunsin line and over the little Fahwa line Taumeyer was first to gain the Road followed closely by Mr. Wintle on Astrologer, Mir: Walker on Black Velvet, Mr. Inchbald on Bee Sale, Mr. Chiers on Second Cornet. Here a check took place, the greater part of the field going up to the Hermitage instead of going down the road to the left. This unfortunate mistake allowed some of the tail to come up and get on the paper with aloaglead. However, the chasm proved a stopper to some of Mr. Michaelson on Oriole, who had going well right through, was one of the lucky ones, and eventually came in some distance in front of the rest. Unfortunately this pony has a.atrong objection to take the last jump, and in spite of the strenuous efforts of the rider, assisted by some of the specta-tora, he was unable to cross it, allowing Mr. Wintle on Astrologer and Mr. Dudgeon on Black Auster to come up, both ponies taking a jump well, and after a desperate struggle the verdict was given in favour of the grey bya nose, Bfr. Galles on Side Drum was third, Mr. Veitch on a Grifin fourth, Mr. Mendel, Mr. Craven, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Ibert, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Ruegg and one or two others close up. The performance of the two first ponies was a particularly brilliant one, as they both had a tremendous distants to pick after the check on the Road, again proving how vastly superior " really first class paper hunter is to the majority of animals ridden in these hunts, length of time, and the walking members of the community have rejoiced: not ao the paper hunters, who have been regularly frozen out: of their aport. A change in the weather, however, took place on Friday 34] and the prospects for a hunt the following day increased. The morn broke very cheerlessly, rain seemed inevitable and it came about noon, though in a very feeble way. At 3.30.'p.m. about thirty members of the hunt met at the Tio-Mile Bridge, and without delay commenced The route lay across the don to the Island which was rkably short space of are not many heavy weights now-a-days who paper hunt, but the few who do go out find ita hard' task to compete when the pace is so rapid, Leavin, the Island the foxes turned sharp. back and laid the paper over several jumps parallel with it, and then struck off in the of Fah-wah. The big crock thor formidable obstacle, for un lea is properly cleared, ponies! hind lege are apt to stick, in which ease back you go; a few people only were delayed in this wayon Saturday, From Fah-wah straight tracks were made for Sicawai, and at that point the paper was lost for a time, Wo may here remark thatin such cases, the field being necessarily very much divided in arch of ti lucky finder should give the tally command, otherwise the Chasm, which is, this year, and excellent jump, but too Mr. Michaelson was the lea on Sxturday, the hunt generally being much in the rear, The remainder of the run home to Black Auster's jump is merely a gallop over flat country; the finish was a very close one between Mr. Wintle on Astrologer. and Mr. Dudgeon on Black Auster, the former being declared the winner by "short head. Mr. Michaelson was first at the last jump by a long way, but Oriole declined to cross. The hunt was ® good one, the only objection to it being the number of times a road had to be crossed; the paper was properly laid, and Messrs. Arbuthnot and Malherbe wei fairly ous, chosen for the fi AMOY RACES, 1883,
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