The first Paper Hunt of the season was run on Saturday, and proved far more enjoyable than the unsettled state of the Weather wascaleulatedtoindicate. Throughout the greater part of the morning the sky was overcast, but now and then the fun appeared and seemed to struggle with rain for precedence, The result was not favorable for those who entertained hopes for a cloudless afternoon. At noon a thick drizzling rain descended, and some feared the Hunt would be postponed, but no announcement to that effect appeared. Between one and two o'clock, however. the rain ceased and held off during the afternoon, but sufficient had fallen to damp the ground, and the sky had a
prev: watery aspect and @ cold penetrating wind The start was the wellknowa one, behind Mr. Burkill's residence at the Cross Roads; and, in spite of the weather, there was one of the largest "fields" that has ever put in an appearance since the formation of the Club. There were over forty horsemen and a good number of
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