'This was an extra one, given for the purpose of finding owners for two very handsome cups kindly presented by Count Butler. Mr. Munster Schultz gave the hunt, and those who rode in it can testify that' those cups took a lot of winning. Scout was traced from the corer of the copse at "Blydenburgh's turn" to the small wooden bridge nearly opposite and up the false Fahwah line, across a bridge near the village, and into the inner Hungjao country; it looked at one time as though the hunt would require to stay there for the night. While in this comparatively unknown region, we struck Mr. Comins and his map,' but beyond smiling pleasantly he did nothing towards extricating the hunt from its difficulty. The jumps were big, and many were very wet; during a temporary and enforced rest, two riders were observed reversing, in order to get the water supply out of their: boots! When the homeward track was discovered in the direction of Jessfield the pace, which had been always merry when the scent was good, increased considerably, and the tired ones fell to the rear. The finish was near the Bubbling Well joss house, at right angles with the tidal creek, over two jumps of suitable size after a severe run of about twelve miles. Mr. Nabholz won cleverly on Rainbow, and next in order came Messrs, Midwood om Trkdale, Souter on Guarantee, Geo. Dallas. on Maloja, and Middleton on Kingeraft, the: last-nonicd gentleman tuking the heavyweight prize.
For the Light Horse Hunt on Wednesday some twenty horsemen started from the Clatter Bridge, arriving in the rain at the finish near 'Trefancha at 5.45 p.m. 'Trooper J. Liddell was first, on' Humbug, taking both light and heavy weight prizes, and Corporal Armstrong second, on Ventriloquist,
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