Despite the cheerless weather and the heavy nature of the ground a field of 17 faced Lieutenant Porter, who sent them away punctually, the start being about 300 yards in the country to the left of the Clatter Bridge on the Sicawei Road, The first jump, which was safely negotiated by all, was one included in the 1890 handicap, which the foxes found had been "improved" by the natives tying up the reeds in graceful festoons. A few moments ith Bobby's" pen knife, however, reu-dered it jumpable. The course then ran ina loop and coming back to the road entered the country again at the bottom of the Fahwa line, and went on up the line to the Box jump, which had been carefully and charitably missed by the foxes, which act of grace, however, did not deter the whole field from taking it, with. the result that one rider and his mount sat down in the bottom thereof. The course then
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