grander day than Saturday as far as the weather went could not be imengined, the sky was blue for miles, the san just warm enough tobe pleasant, and there was hardly any breeze atoll, Such a delightful afternoon could not but bring to the start number of onlookers and a large field of hunting men who intended, ifpossible, to follow the sceut. Many found shortly afer the start that it was not good enough, the dust being positively blinding. Messrs ich and Scott, the winners of the previous hunt, were the foxes and the run selected was about ten miles, The start was neat the first bridge on the Jessfield road and the scent then led across the flat up the well-known line of jumps to. Jessfeld, then through Mr.
's enclosures, after which, bearing to the right somewhat, the creek was crossed by the spine-back bridge, then bearing left the B line was followed, and turning homewards Schultz's bridge on Tall Tree Creek was crossed and after that came the Handicap bridge. Then going through part of the village the scent was found down the false Jessfield line along the flat, and so on to the high grand, the last jump being Galles's grave. As soon as the ponies came in sight it could be seen that E, and 0. E, ie had things all his own way and he literally romped home; in fact it was really a treat to see the style in which he finished, moving like clockwork and with a determination that nothing could upset. The card read as follows:—
1—MrF. Cumming on Sammie, 2—,, F. Dallas. n Elasticity. aaron on Lerchone"
a " Huoangti. Boo Bemecke " cee 4—Mr. Bevington Mr. F. Dallas: in finishing second wins the Heavy-Weight prize—Condensed from Sport & Gossip.
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