This was mapped out by one of the Hongkew -residents, and local knowledge always supposed to be valuable. The start was from the Camp at the usual time 3.30 p.m. an hour that did not admit of riy unnecessary delay on the part of intending riders located at the other end of our world. The Hounds perhaps took away a few riders who might have otherwise joined those in search of paper, still a fairly numerous crowd of riders faced the music of the starter's voice. For a considerable time we were pathfinders, but after travelling for about three rides alongside the bright and cheerful Whangpoo circling in the country was taken to, and a fine old country it is just now. Instead of have to be galloped over; an old reaidec ordinary turned up earth immense boulders a tall white hat presiding over the early part of the run—the pace was of necessity slow and the paper after turning for home difficult to trace, owing chiefly to the position of the sun; fortunately however there was no crowding at jumps, one or
our numbers considerably, thirty-five being two at the commencement having thinned reduced by ten at least. amas Nearing the finish Messrs, Dallas, Wallace and pink un first caught the eye of the spectators, but in the last two hundred yards Dr. Ward Hall on Pilgrim made a fine rush to first place taking the last jump, which is near Wayside, in good form, ae followed by Messrs. Wallace and F, A, Smith (heavy weight), Dallas, Walker and Callaway (dead heat), Moore, taking the heavy weight prize; (Mr. Smith's period of probation not having expired).
The last jump is a big one, and it appears to your correspondent @ conspicuous error for inexperienced riders on tired ponies to urge them to get over it by such a liberal use of the whip. Spectators are apt to make remarks on such action.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.