The Annual Handicap and the Ladies' Hunt It was a busy week end for the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club, with the annual Handicap on Saturday and the Ladies' Paper Hunt on Sunday. The former was a pronounced success, a large number of niders competing, whilst spectato: s lined all the jumps right out to Suez and all the way down the Bee Line on the run in. The~ seven-rule course laid by Mr. E. S. Beubow Rowe was a good riding test, exciting enough for the competitors and convenient for the spectators, who had a chance of seeing a good deal of the early part along the Warren Line and_ then could cut across to the finish, the start being on the low ground near Old Handicap Btidge and the finish on the Bee Line.
As was tobe expected, there was much incident, especially on the Highland Grips, where for a few tense minutes the air was thick with dust, whilst ponies were lying on the ground and riderless ponies were flying in all directions. It was here that Messrs. J. K. Brand and J. E. Bauld lost their mounts, whilst Mr. A. W. Burkill came to grief at the very. start. Since, eventually, he came in fourth, riding strong, this mishap undoubtedly cost him the victory. There was also a good deal of incident elscwhere.
The reverse run down Barrier Creek was good and honest, and it was here that Mr. L. R. Andrews, on Sarcile, began to show up as the eventual winner. Mr. N. L. Sparke pursued him hard, but was unable to make good, and Mr. Andrews kad no difficulty in passing first corea the flags, thus winning his first handicap. Apart from those en the card, it is noteworthy that amongst others well up in the run were Messrs. W. R. _Lemarchand eud F. W. Potter (the Master), both "swelterweights."" The card read 1.—2 m. Mr. L. R. Andrews, 168 Ib., Sarcile.
2.—2 m. Mr: C. F. Taylor, 154 Ib., on The Copper Bird.
3.—2 m. Mr. N. L. Sparke, 160 th., on 4—2) m. Mr. A. W. Burkill, 176 Ib., on The Wise Bird.
5.—1} m. Mr. Y. Morimoto, 140 Ib.. on Kasuga.
6.—3 m. Mr. L. Straetmans, 165 Ib.,
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