(From "Svorr & Gosstr.")
The start for the first paper hunt of the season 1900 L much resembled many other such functions, excepting perhaps that owing to the population of Shu hai being at high-water mark the crowd was greater than usual. At least. fifty lers. obeyed the signal at the start, was near Mr. Drummond's house on the Sicawei Road, and they then followed the scent past Black the direetion of the French 1 hen a turn was taken to the right by Dudyeon's dry cuts, and afterwards the Sicawei Road was crossed. The going in the low land was decidedly holding owing to the frosts which have kept the water on thy, top of the ground.
After Blydenburgh's ten en the awol Road, the course lay up the Ise Fahwah line and then, taking lit, the Fahwah line proper was ersed. The cutting of the rects leaves room fur much improvement.
The Farm on the Sicawei Road was the next item of interest; then curie the tidal} creek near Dorin's finish and the" sceat was found leading towards Ligh: Horse finish, then alop: the fiat, and then it was discovered the Tdand had to be crossed, the lop being accomplished, the fiuishing jump, a very shallow water jump, was found near the Baluchi camp.: Unfortunately.fthis jump one that yeu enold gallop into and out of.
An enormous crowd of spectators on foot and upon animals of all sorts and sizes watched the finish of the hunt, in which Mr. George Dallas on Damaskus was returned the winner.
Tt may be as well to remark here that only China ponies are qualitied to compete in the Hunts, 'Time was when every member of the S.P.ILC. received a copy of the nities of the clu' upon becoming a member, an important item when questions arise regarding them, for without the rules
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.