There was quite a big field for Seturday's hunt which was laid by Messrs. Laurence and Massey, the winners of the New Year's Day hunt, and they are to be congratulated on having laid a well-thought out bunt, with good checks.
The start was at the old Handicap Bridge and the first jumps were the Highland Grips. From here the bant went to the platform over the Artery Creek at the bottom of Schultz's line, © slight check then occurred, bat the paper was soon found Schultz's'line of jumps. But at the top of the line the leaders were again at fault, and most of them went to Suez, bat about half a dozen went toward Pons" and were rewarded, for they iched up about 100 yards from important—got a clean ron at the obstacle; the first to get over was Mr. Midwood on Northern King, but he fell on landing, then came" Messrs. Landale and Adler. The back of the bunt got stuck up here and consequently the leaders got a big advantage, After going through "Panama" and over the platform by the "Slough of Despond" the hunt came to Marah, which is one of the best nataral jumps new left. The pace was vey fast now up to the Wilderness, where a very good check was Inid, which allowed the whole hunt to get together. The paper was eventually picked up by the Master near the Sa Ka Dong village and lay toward Hangjao, turning sharp left-handed just before Hungjao, towards the Wedge Roof Joss House country. There was one good water jump to be negotiated before crossing the platform over the Artery Creek. The Hunt was now split into two batches and the leaders were going very fast, as the paper was well Isid, and the country was familiar. The foxes made a change from the usual way by the Wedge Roof Joss House, going behind it instead of over ne Od Handicap Creek, by which some jumps. The platform la front and thus brought in
the hunt approached Perrott's line, was under water and there was a great deal of grief here. The hunt now went over the corner jump at the top of Perrott's line left-handed across the Hungjao Road, over Wide Wide River and then here the leaders went wrong. They got on to old paper and went to the Plain Tree, and looked for paper on the far side. The second portion
seeing the leaders stopping by the Plum of the breed came on the Larges Tree wear straight on over the platform The W.-C: herald and S. C. & C. Gazette, by the Plessant Quarter village and picked up the paper which went to the: left on the high ground after crossing this platform. From here they went to Burkill's jump through "Kraw" and the finish was on the Highland Grips. Mr. Springfield was the firet, through the flags and thus won his first buat, which he richly deserves as he always goos straight and well The following were the first 1.—M. ©. Springfield on Zetland. 2.—H. W. Fulton Havers.
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