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Ananimons, and the joint exertion Master as Starter, and Mr. Frank Reid as Timekeeper, were immediately called into requisition, the state of the weather calling for prompt action. The various lines of riders were despatched as usual the little line of jump: the spectators were looked upon as very trifling impediments, The Box jump might have interfered with the comfort of oon, had it been given; as it was, the first place laden with grief was the Fahe wah "Wade." One or two came out of it king truly sorrowful, and a trifle heavy, Phe other jumps given, say by way vf the Red Jus House Bridge, were piled up asustal with ice and other luxuries, while those on the Jeasield line to the Tidal Creek, ncross the Jessfield Road (doubling back over the Willow jump to the Cow Bridge and on tothe Island), were mostly dry ones, Mr, Easton on Afuntestun was here seen to be leading, and with the speed that this pony is known to possess, there seem oil little chance, barring accidents, of his being headed.
The jumps on the Island loop were taken it capital style by quite a number of povivs; but coming Inter to the "harder ground on the little round," there were ouy yr two very severe tumbles, but with no bad result, apparently, to either riders or ponies, Accont the back road and the low ground between the two roads, and over Daly's cut, and the run was' con cluded, having vecnpied about twenty-five minutes for the seven mile Mr. Exton on Mont me was first, Mr. Hewett on Farewell se ud, Me, Head on Jorrocks third, and Me, Winthe on Astraloger fourth. Next came Mersrs, Renny, Walker, Hough, and one or two nimest together." These all cleared later the spectators were amused, tlemen who take a weekly bath—on Satneday it must have been " cold one.
'The Stewards' Handicap for the season 1885 6 must be considered w decided aticcoss,
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