This interesting event, postponed eu account of weather from Saturday last, took place on Friday. Clonrance of Tier tain steamers, vol ing, &c, prevented many of the staunchest athletes from compoting, but the 9 who did start had " most enjoyable run, in most enjoyable weather.
The course had been "carefully welectod"™ (us chaszees say) by an ex Hon, Seo. of the 8.4.0. and though he did not (and did not pretend) to take the full course, yet by cutting corners he—helped by Catterall managed to direct the hunt, and prevent such mishaps as might from the kindness of the wily relaying the paper, The course though but 5 wi as varied could be expected in this tale, flat, an unprofitable country. off the Recreation Ground it bottle Siarting with one or two big,
artful course of education, which beginning with mall things led up to agony, enrthe quakes, and deadly perils, Perpendicular mounds and mighty goaves had to be stormed, sullen creeks crossed on overs hanging' pollards, a standing jamp made off bridge kintoan ovroy creek which gai uncertain hopes of ® cru pimples—to call such ex ping stones would be to d guage, The crossing curiously form ing tree Was ® remai iteolf and calle to mind the turgid tales that fired our veins in buyhood's happy hours, As Praed would say—it was 'A jump wolike most other jumpe, Ts caused a sigh, a little shiver, A thought of broken necks or stumps, And-Gy not yet into the n Some jealousy of some one ther Some fear of seeming vl 01 red A leap, a buttle through the The usual grant, and on we darted, "Twas an ugly jump—a 10 foot drop, 10 foot forwards from a branch hai feot over a lagoon, All through uuut the hounds jump over a deep cut Pooh" says the reader—* when I wi young man, ete."—not so fort my friend true the two banks were level, but the far one was likes wall, perpendicular, stand. ing 4 feet out of the water, only 2 feet broad at the top, and with pond on the far side. One gentleman tried to atend on his head in th A cram! through the bowels of a ditch which revelled in the shade of an overhanging thorn Ledge caused yells, heartrending as when the 40 thieves tank in their oily graven,
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