The Stewards properly decided that the hunt of Saturday should be disqualified, as, about the middle of the run, the greater act of the riders missed out fully two miles, while the few who followed that part of the paper only arrived at the finishing jump when it was getting dark, the flags being removed and the spectators having departed. hunt started at the foot of the Fahwah line, and the course was the one given for the Handicap—viz: after leaving the last jump on the line named, the paper crossed over to the Bridge by the Red Joss House, where a number of the usual conciliatory small boys saluted the leaders with a volley of elods, which, though harmless, were ubjectionuble, The Sicawei thinned the ranks siderably, as it invariably doer, The over the big jumps on the Leland are wide enough to" cause no necessity for riders to collide with each other; therefore there way no delay, except" amonget those who chose to investigate the bottom of one or other of th Rounding the turn alongside the Svochow Creek, the pace quickened, and a general tailing resulted.
Leaving the Island, perhaps ton riders were left in the hunt, and the result was that Me, Libert on Presto won, fairly easily Mr, Nicholson being second and Dir, Wintle third. we heavy weights were fourth and fifth—Mr, Hough on Ginlet and Me, Arbuthnot on Kuracorwn, the former serving his "maiden" win," he paper was Inid by the Master. The Coura was exceed i scarcely ad) given, A.C. AND G. 0, BNGINEERS, Phe about match took place on Lavaday (17th) under very favourable cireumetances the crannd b very yood condition and there was only a very light wind, The gineers having choice of sides, played with the wind, During first half of the game, they ran the S. A, C. & G. very hard, two or three times nearly securing When time was called, the advantage wa rather with the Club, "On changing sides, the Club played up remarkably well, Mr, IL, Buck kicking " goal for the Club; but oan foul was claimed it was disallowed, and just half a minute before time was up the Club secured a goal, which was fortunately disputed, from a kick off by Duwman, This ended a most excellent nud enjoyable teh, the game from atart to finish having been contested with much spirit. For the Engineers, Messrs, A. Shearer (Captain), MeCallum and MacIntyre ought to be singled out as having particularly distinguished themselves, and for the Club Messrs. Dunman (Captain), Harwood, Hart Buck, Potter, Burgoyne and Harvie, the latter's play being about the most brilliant dribbling ever seen here, but we would recommend him in future to play a pa me as his driving on twoer three occasion gave the Engineers chances of which they quickly took advantage. The players were—for the Engineers Messrs. A. Shearer, (Captain), Re Agnew, goal-keeper, M.
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