good deal of water will go under the bridges before a more enjoyable run is given by the S.P.H.C. than this year's Christmas hunt.. The paper was laid by the Master, assisted by Messrs. Ayscough and Crawford, and again owing to a stiffish breeze blowing it was difficult to keep the paper on the ground. Of all the hunts given during the season, the Christinas day Tun is the most popular; all ponies, as well as riders, are qualified and the meimbers are bent on having a good time, In addition to this there is the very kind invitation from Mr. Hogg to all members of the S.P.H.C. and their friends to visit Unkaza after the finish. So great a crowd to watch the proceedings over the last jump has never been known in the annals of paper hunting; in fact as far as Chinese went never have half the quantity been seen at a finish. Mr. Dudgeon shortly after 3.30 sent away one of the biggest fields we have had this season, and the course led over Mr. Shaw's jumps' on the foreshore up the bank of the creek, then to the left, crossing the back road by Del Monte, from there over the Bubbling Well road, past Brownie's Finish to the stone bridge; then the corner jump was the next prominent mark, followed by a run down, and after this the jump named after one of our prominent Jeaidents was negotiated, then avera bridge straight line up the flat to Blydengood jump to the right, and then burgh''s Turn. Leaving the Sicawei Road the scent ran down the False Fah Wah line, doubled back down the Fah Wah line proper, and then down to the tidal creek. Here the paper led back up the Jessfield line, at the end of which a slight curve was taken to the left on to the high ground round to the joss house, through a run down over a ma then sharp tothe right to the finish. In my sporting notes which appeared on Saturday morning I wrote "But ae I fear that toring the ph years and hardly for the hunting has changed very great!
better. There is a great deal less hunting of paper and a great deal more steeple: chasing than there used to be, ete., etc.," This remark could not have been better illustrated than by the finish of this hunt. Mr. Midwood, one of our best
on what on his performances I must riders and lightest weights, was pet up class as our crack steeplechase and paper hunt pony Camptown, his owner preferring to stand down. The rider of Camptown did not at the finish hunt paper and on this account went the wrong course. He was the first to finish over the last jump, but does not claim the hunt owing to the mistake made. Mr. Middleton on King craft is therefore the winner and he was lowed home by Privateer.
Brutton Quicksileer.
It is a great pity that what would otherwise have been a most successful hunt was upset by the leading pony three-quarters a mille from howe gola tha wrong
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