The start for the Paper Hunt on Satur-aay, the fifth of the season, was at the Two-mile Bridge on the Bubbling Well Road. The weather was most favourable, another splendid afternoon's sport was enjoyed. Mr. Craven and Mr. Maitland, the winners of the light and heavy weight prizes of the last Hunt, laid the paper, and they were aconmpanied by Mr. McLeod, Mr. Brodie A. Clarke, and others, including one lady equestrian. From the Two-mile Bridge @ straight course was laid to the old Bubbling Well Road and onwards to the back of Trefencha; then a sweep was made round the country to the Jessfield Road and over the tidal creek at the foot of the Jessfield line, turning up the false Jessfield line for some distance and then crossing over to the proper Jessfield line and up to the Red Joss-house, turning across the Tunsin and Fal-wah lines to the Road, which was crossed at Blydenburgh's turn; then on to the Big Gra erected with clean cut water jumps, near which two hurdles were after taking another sweep of the coun! the finish was over the well-known cut jump behind the Bubbling Well, a little to the left of the Siccawei Rond. The ground wan in good going condition, and it will be seen from the outline we have given, that the Hunt was a pretty stiff one, not only as regards the distance traversed, but also in respect to the jumps which were eluded, the final one being the most ficult of all. In fact the two "foxes," Messrs. Maitland and Craven, each came at it with a rash, and they both'bit the dust, the latter being pitched into the ditch. His pony galloped away. The fair equestrian we have previously mentioned gave chase, and cleverly captured it ere it had gone a couple of hundred yards.
There was the largest field of competitors of the season, no fewer' than thirty-eight starting. The first jumps were not easy ones, and there were three or four spills within view of the spectators, who were more numerous than at the last two Hunts, a circumstance doubtless due to the improvement in the weather. There were two checks before Trefancha was reached, owing to the paper being somewhat sparsely laid, and in consequence the riders kept well together. From Trefancha, for the remainder of the Hunt, the paper was much thicker, and the pace was decidedly down to Blydenburgi's turn. Hero Messrs. fast, particularly up the Jessfield line and
Bayly, Holliday, Wintle, and Ibert had the Tead, and they made the running over the hurdles and round by the Big Gras These difficulties brought many of the riders to mother earth. Mr. Bayly, -on Black Auster, led for the last half-til and came up in view of the spectators: if he would. be an easy: winner, but-his pony refused the -final jump,. and Mr, Ibert, on White Velvet, taking it in-capital style, finished first _and won. the light. weight prize. Mr. Bayly. managed to got his pony over in time to finish second. Next came Mr, Holliday on Skiddavw, and gotting successfully over he. was. awarded, th leavy-weight prize. The others finish quick. succession, amonget the foremost of whom were Messrs. Daniel, Wintle, How, Brandt and Veitch. It was spoken of as a-capital Hunt, and was greatly enjoyed both by riders and spectators.
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