Members of the Paper Hunt Club and their friends had an enjoyable afterngon's sport on Saturday. In spite of the gloomy forebodings of the middle of the week, a strong northwesterly gale set in on Friday, which cleared away the clouds.
The start was advertised to take place at London Town, at 3 p.m., and the finish at the Woprld's End Waterjump, near the same place. The course was to have been laid by Mr. Earl B. Rose, winner of the preceding event, but, as he was unfortunately laid up with influenza, Mr. E. S. Benbow Rowe kindly laid the hunt for him. The course Was not a long one, as hunts go nowadays, but it contained some rather large jumps. An innovation much appreciated was the laying of mingled red and white paper as big jumps were approached, thereby indicating whether a jump or a wade was to be negotiated and enabling those stern of purpose to ride hard at their jumps, while those otherwise minded did the other thing. The Master was greeted with loud cheers when he announced that the red paper would only be laid at the big jumps.
The finish was a most exciting scene. Messrs. Herlofsen, Gibbings and J. A. Hayes were foremost in a desperate struggle, in which they temporarily left the trail and plunged direct for the mass of spectators. Many voices apprised 3. Mr. T. G. Drakeford on Sea Pigeon.
Dr. OE. Noel Davis on Whitewash.
5. Mr. N. H. Rutherford on The Disappointing Bird.
6. Mr. H. G. Robinson on James Begg.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.