The annual meeting of this Club was held on Wednesday evening at the Shanghai Club.
Mr. E. S. Perrott, the Master, presided, and in nieving the adoption of the report and accounts congratulated the members upon the success of the past season, and the near approach of another, Last winter eighteen events came off, including fourteen paper hunts, two point-to-point steeplechases, the annual handicap, and the race meeting. As regarded the accounts, the Club began the season with a credit balance of $355.52, and closed with a debit balance of $79.90. There were 158 members as compared with 145, The debit balance was owing to the larger number of prizes for the hunts and races the payment "of $331 for the balance of the cost of the new Challenge Cup; and increased payments to the riding boys going with the paper. Before sitting down he drew attention to the rule to prevent crowding on the bridges, and regretted that some members showed an inclination to ignore the idea of paper hunting, by following a more experienced hand and then
sight. trusting to speed when the flags were in Seconded by Mr. A. W. Burkill the adoption of the report and accounts was unanimously agreed to.
Upon the motion of Mr. Ayscough, seconded by Mr. Callaway, the following gentlemen were elected as stewards for the coming season:—Messrs. A. W. Burkill, G. D. Courts, D. W. Crawford, F. Cumming, H. E. Keylock, L. Midwood, and E, 8. Perrott.
The meeting of the Cross Country Riding Fund was then held.
"The Chairman said the Fund started the season with a debit balance of $42.03, and
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