Mr. C. R. Burkill called attention to one of the rules regarding the crossing of bridges, about which there had been considerable trouble last year. At present in a hunt it was very dificult to say when a man in front of the hunt, after crossing a bridge, was entitled to go on.
Mr. D. W. Crawford admitted the rule twas being less and less adhered to.
'The Chinirman said the rule was: " After crossing a bridge the leaders must wait until the bulk of the luuut is over, when the word Go' will be given by the Master or Steward in charge."
"After some geuicral discussion on the point the Chairman thought they should be very careful about cancelling the rule. No doubt. doing so would save the Stewards lot of trouble, but on the other hand, it would not benefit the majority of the members of the Club, It was, perhaps, somewhat hard upon the leader where 'a bridge was given near the finish, but no bridge ought to be given within two miles of @ finish, unless a very good one.
Mr. C. R. Burkill thought it would pre- j vent a jot of trouble if gentlemen laying the hunt were instructed to lay the paper in a straight line when they come in sight of the flags. Another matter he wished to bring forward was that last year he wonahunt in Hongkew and was dis qualified. The evidence of two or three interested parties was taken by the Stewards, but he wits never called upon for an ex Ring fication was when he opened his enation, and the first thing he knew of his "Sport and Gossip" on the Sunday morning. He thought that in all suc cases an opportunity for explanation should be given.
he annual meeting of the Cross Country Riding Fund was then held.
The Chairman said that during the past season Messrs, Shaw, Burkill, Pratt, and Forbes, who acted as Hon. Secretary, and himself, were the acting committee. The amount of work done was larger than usual, including about a dozen platform jumps, cutting reeds, mending. several bridges, and making a wade through the creek near the amountd to $3 5 98, against $331, and Handicap village.—'The subscriptions they had a good credit balance. "With regard to the Pontoon Fund there was $400 at' fixed deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and as several of the largest subscribers were away at_preseut Gisposal of the fund until they' rettirned. ethaps they had better postpone the Some little discussion ensued upon ti suggestion, some members proposing th: the money should be thrown into the Cross Country "Riding Fund. Eventually the Chairman undertook to try to ascertain the wishes of subscribers by circular. The name of Mr. Godfrey was added to the Committee in the place of Mr. Burkill.
Mr. H. H. Read suggested that instead of the Point-to-Point on New Year's Day, a
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