A splendid day for the event, the san was perhaps w little too bright xnd hot for riders and ponies, and during the curly part of the run, ig, straight in the face of the hant made it difficult, with the further trouble, a cloud of dust, to see the jumps, and it was simply due'tu the wonderful cleverness of the ponies that more accidents did not occur.
About forty members assembled at the meet near the Stone Bridge xt the top of the back Bubbling Well Road, the scent being steadily traced to the neighbourhood of the Cow Bridge; apparently the road was atruck far tov near this Bridg stati smart cantor back for ularly paper then being found tothe right. After some excellent jumping, both wet and dry, the " Fah-wali" wade was crossed—by the fonder of it than those who go with the way it generally is—Foxes seem much hunt. included in the run, and Inter the high Part of the inner Hung-jao line was
Handicap Bridge was crossed and big and much needed "check" was given shortly after, It may be remarked that " check is really intended to give a rest to both man and horse, but the former is far too anxious to find the 1 paper to use it for such fa purpose as rest. The run home commenced at Jesafield by way of the wade near the Cow Bridge, and from that point commenced a gallop worthy of the first instead of the last. part of the day's work, resulting as might be expected in the ground being strewed witl quite " number, and in various places, of the energetic ones clad in coats of both pink and ordinary colours. A hat that has been conspicuous on perhaps three previous occasions became more 80 on this, but will be seen no more, Near the road immediately before the finish, four of the leaders fell in a heap leaving the honours of the occasion to Messrs. Eablad on Bendigo, Courts on Quidnunc, Middleton, heavy' weight, on Kingeraft, Midwood on Irkdale, Crane on Chester and Croathwaite on Careless, The -run, which was given by Messrs. Geo, Dallasand Ayse"ugh, was perhaps the best and undoubtedly the longest of the season, covering not less than ten miles, As the Hunt crossed the Jessfield Road the acone to the spectators was as pretty asa picture, and the crowd at the finish was larger than at any other hunt this season, if not quite the largest on record.
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