The Light Horse Handicap cross-country race was held on Sunday morning under very favourable conditions. The bright and warm weather resulted in the attendance of over four hundred spectators, Thirty-three meu lined up before the starters—Major Brodie Clarke and Mr. F. J. Burret—and at 10.30 a.m. they were dispatched from the lower end of Vermin Creek over a course of about seven miles. Th structions to the competitors were Start at bottom of Vermin Cree pat the top go across and take jump by the One Wide River, keep to the right over new platform across the Artery Creek, cross the flat to Schultze Line and from there to Suez. From Suez to platform at top of Barrier Creek, taking all jumps keeping creek on your n Creek line of jumps to Bee Line, through the Wade by bridge and straight to Burkill's Line, cross platform at bottom of Burkill's and go through Fahwah Wade over Honest Grips and False Jessfield Line to the Finishing Jump near the bottom of it.
The result was 1. Tpr. Hickling (2 mins.) 171, Maybarg.
A.C. Crighton (3 mins.) 106, The Elephant. Tpr. Hatherly (44 mins.) 168, Bi Tpr. Drakeford (3 mins.) 155, Albatross.
5. Tpr. Lindsay (3 mins.) 155, Clansman.
6. Tpr. H. E. Sparke (2) mins.)
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