The Archive · 1893

SATURDAY'S PAPER HUNT

After the long spell of dry weather it. was to be expected that Saturday's hunt would be a dusty one, but despite that drawback it attracted x rather numerous field of starters and was much enjoyed by all who went through it. Mr, Remy, the winner of the previous hunt, Inid the paper, which started behind Sicawei village, and the Old Handicxp line as far as the Tuner Hlungjao line, where a check ®as Inid, Te then led to the Old Woman' Bridge, which wax crossed. Passing Burkill's Dry Cuts another check was given, and the conrad then bore by the plum tree, going round in a loop towards field, 1g the road it turned into Cros try again, the finish being over Galles' Grave. As we have said the hunt was n very pleasurable one, but it was not without a fai ut of "grief," and there were several nasty "scrambles," Tt was tifying to notice the return of a keen and well-known rider in the person of Mr. Per-reft, who, although not placed at the finish hunted the paper with all the ardour of old, The competitors came in sight of the flane at about five minutes past four, and Mr.

Dallas, on Maloja, taking the in excellent style, won by several ya Mr. Midwood, on Awctionser, wax seend, Mr, Middleton, on Kingeraft, was third, and secured the heavy-weight prize, Mr. Souter, on Guarantee, was fourth, Mr, Jones, on Maypole, fifth and Me. H. Read, on Huph sixth.

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