"Start and Guish" announced to be near the Stone Bridge, necessitating consider-to able discomfort to the ped deli ious odours pr llage of Sinza, kind did not prevent both a gay assemblage of spectators, and, for Hongkew, a goodly number of riders, say between: thirty forty of the Tether, The first water jump near the start, although not a dificult one, invariably unhorses quite a number, in fact one would slmoat think they made up their minds to come off at it beforehand. per was ly part of the run, \d wisely a0, or there would have been no gallop at all at the finish, The ground was exceedingly hard, and the upturned earth, more like stones than clods; those who indulged in the questionable luxury of falling, and they were many, will doubtless be able to show where they did fall. The usual " upper circle" of Hongkew was described, but several fine jumps not previously introduced into it were included on this occasion, and each received one or more occupants. In the ran home the scent was more discernable, and well. it was 80; the jumps required taking in full awing. Blesara, Walker and Perrott apthe f fact that when about three miles from peared to be the-only ones who realised finish, there would be no more chucks, and asinurt race resulted, Mr, Percoit o1 of Mr, Walker on Black Velvet,'
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2 an interval of fully ro the arrival of Messrs, FA Smith Dr. Macleod, both heavy weights, the first named taking the The remainder of the hunt strag-much later, three riderless ponies, 1g paper on their own accoun cessfully reached the final jump, one of them clearing it in five form.
Mr, Renny was the Fox," the thoroughly able ico of Mr. Arbuthnot, who has practically surveyed Hongkew, bout the best jumping hunt of the season came off, A distinct error crept in at the finish 5 two lines of prper were laid, the one round
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