tual meeting of the members of "the Paper Hunt Club was held on Friday ing in the Shanghai Club, Mr. Maitland, (Master) presiding. The meeting was well attended.
'The Cuatuaay said that in presenting the accounts to the meeting he was glad to say that, they had a credit balance of $18.86, The prizes' given for their last. season's hunts were only $10 against $20 for the previous year, "This was tu be accounted by the Club starting the season 1885-6 ha credit balance of $132.40, and the lance of $37.90, ined about the same and not think that it was necessary to make any other remarks about the accounts. Th members at 85 against 98 the previous year and 47 honorary
wanted to know anything further, he (Chairmubors agaist 43." TE any. yentlenait man) would do his best to answer him (applause.)
Wie, Wisi: proposed and Mr. Heap seconded the adoption of the accounts, The motion was ing would be glad riy before they proceeded with on of the Stewards.
ALKER said that at the last meeting a little discussion about ponies being lent for the hunts (cries of name, He did not want to mention any but they snorely wished to set the Aiscussion at rest, by passing w rule se that it could not occur again, He proposed that, "All ponies to be qualified to win must the bow side property of members of the [Hunt. No' member riding a pony either borrowed or hired for the special vecasion shall be considered qualitied to win." (upplause and noise).
Mr. Depceox second the motion, Mr. Watxex in reply to a question by a member, who asked what about ponies pt in livery stables, said that if a mem. Der ssu kept a pony he was entitled to win hunt.
Mr. Wistve thought that the rule would have the effect of spoiling the sport.
Mr. Axscruxor said that if a man rode a borrowed or hired pony at the hunts the rule would be no reason for his not riding to the best of his ability. But what the Stewards jof use had been made out of the hunts by wished to puta stop to was this: a great deal
owners in the way of advertising their ponies, and he thought that that was contrary tothe rules of the Club—(Hear, hear). He did not think that a wan who had a number of
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