Amongst a sporting community like Shanghai, I think it only right that some wort of am account of one of the most interesting features in the annals of cross-country riding should appear in your columns; I refer to the Point-to-Point Steeplechase that the Stewards of the Shaughai Paper Hunt Club decided should take place last Saturday. We have all of us heard a great deal about this sort of sport, but many of us have never experienced what it is to ride and to face the starter with the order to proceed toa point with by all possible speed and despatch, which of necessity requires a clear head, firm hand, knowledge of the country, and a heart to ride straight. The course chosen, and well chosen, (I say advisedly, as it was a course which certainly every' cross-country rider of one or tivo years' experience ought to be acquainted with) was divided into five points; first to be renched, the Cow Bridge, second the Old Woman's Bridge, third' Blydenburgh's Turn, fourth the Big Grave, and the finish over the cut jumps by the Clatter Bridge on the sicawei Road. The start was from the Ewo Paddock near Trafancha at 3.15 panes at which hour " large crowd of onlookers, natives included, were assembled to watch and take careful note of the various intending starters who eventually proved themselves to Heavy Weights with 4 minutes start (standing weight 12 stone):—
Mr. G, Courts Fred, Dallas., John Liddell, Harry Maitland. R. de Malherbe, .on Chester, a griffin, on Oliver Cromuvell.
on Kettlertram, 1 Determination.
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