When the start and finish are announced to take place near the Stone Bridge, it is once an accepted fuct that it isa business for eutlusiastic paper hunters only; the tlavoury village of Sinza deters many spectators from being present on the occasion, and on Saturday last a counter sport, "run with the hounds, took away a number of riders who would have otherwise taken part in the paper hunt.
At 3.30 p.m. a fair field of say 25 riders was despatched; the first jump was filthy one, small in size but the clayey banks caused to a number considerable delay, and fully twenty minutes elapsed ere the whole field got on even terms, In the circle given some excellent jumps were included and the Fox, Mr. Nabholz, with a due meed of assistance from Mr. Callaway, who knows the country well, provided a really good afternoon's ride. "The country ily was heavy going and entailed cautious n jo accidents of importance took place: one that perhaps looked the worst occurred to a prominent ight weight, whose head and his pony's heels were fora time in too close proximity.
As usual a number of competitors ought to have come in first, but the one who did gain the desired position, and by it the privilege of weaving a pink coat, was Mr. Crosthwaite, on a pony which deserves a different name Next in order came Messrs. Souter, Dallas, Crane, 8, Walker, and Whitfield, the Inst-named taking the heavy weight honours. The run was fully seven miles.
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