Under ennditions which were decidedly eijoyablé, the Paper Hunt season was inaugurated on Saturday attern: Some pessimists had indulged in predictions concerning the almost absolute certainty of honey dust, and a good deal of grief" by ranson of the ' blind" nature of the country, but it was a subject of comment after the finish that the dust had not come up to expectations, and the country was pronounced to be satisfactory condition, There cor tai haps, some of th more than one, but they were not seri nnd it was generally described as having been " spirited and pleasant opening of the season, According to custom, Mr. Frank Maitland, the Master, Inid the paper, and he mapped out a route which wns judiciously moderate in ite extent, as may be judged from the fact that the hunt occupied thirt eight minutes, The atart was at 3.15 p. atthe Fahwah line, off the Sicawei Road. The course turned to the right just b the Box jumps, wading the creek di ing the Tunsin and Fahwah lines, and going on to the Red Joss-house." The three dry cuts were next taken, and on round the Ingoon on the right, down the False: Jesativld line, Here the paper took 8 backward turn over the small dry cats in the open, to the Cow Bridge, down the outside vf the Island to the Little Round, across the road by Delmonte, over the jumps by the Willows, and home, fin liver Daly's cat jump in the paddock, whi Mra. Ezra had kindly placed at the disposal of the hunt. For some inscrutable rea the riders were not so numerous as been expected, and at the finish there did not seem to be an excess of enthusixem amongst the spectators, Two or three checks had been given, but they did not have much effect in keeping down the pace, which was decidedly rapid throughout, When the hunt appeared within sight of the flags, it could be seen by the spectators that the owner of a red cent was leading, hotly pursued by two other riders, As they raced on the leader was recognised as Mr. A.W. Burkill, on Cumptown, and his immediate neighbour as Mr. Reauy, on Bendio. It wns good struggle, but Camp-town took the finishing jump with a slight advantage and passed through the flags winner by half-a-length, Mr. Crane on Smuggler was third, Mr. Courts on Bucca-ne 7 was fourth, Mr, C. R, Burkill on Race-land fifth, and Mr. Beutton on Quicksilver sixth. Mr, Courts secured the heavy weight prize, and the success of the game little piebald was a very popular 8. V.
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