The ride was a very successful one every way. It was rather unfortunate, however, that troopers Lindsey and H. E. Sparke, who were at least 200 y: ahead of the field, ed turning into the False Jessfield line! and, taken away by some other horsemen, went down the Brennan Road. They found out their mistakes but could not get higher on the card than fifth and sixth respectively.
At the conclusion of the race the members of the squadron adjourned to Mr. Robert MacGregor's hose where refreshments were served. Mrs. David Landale had kindly consented to distribute the prizes, which were presented by on old member, and the winners were introduced to her by Captain H.E. Keylock. Mrs. Landale handed the winners the trophies they had won and cheers for Mrs. Landale and Mr. MacGregor for his hospitality coneluded the proceedings.
Mr. E. C. Pearce kindly set the course for Saturday's Hunt, on behalf of Mr. Hayes, who won the previous Hunt. The course was long, but well Inid, and passed through a part of the country which few of those taking part had previously covered. A large field faced the starter at the Old Handicap Bridge, whence the paper showed a track to the Bee Line, up the Barren Creek, across the platform, to the Blue Rits Bridge over the Rubicon Creek. Then followed a nasty wade, but for tunately the Stewards had asked Mr. Courts to attend at this point and stop the Hunt, as otherwise the leader would have had an enormous advantage; for the bridge broke when some of the competitors had got over, leaving the remainder of the field to come singly through the wade and in nearly every instance to dismount before they were able to extricate their ponies. A fresh start was then made and as the track lay through comparatively new country, t, the pace was slow.
The paper was followed, with various turns, to the No. 2 Joss House Creek and through country as yet unnamed in the Paper Hunt Club's annals. A slight check was laid by No. 7 Bridge and the then leader went to the Yellow Joss House, but the paper was found to the left and was laid on a straight line to the Rubicon Creek, over one or two good jumps and innumerable grips. After crossing the Creek, the riders found a check laid by Chai Water, but after " pause got away on the trail and, taking a circle, came back to Rubicon Road, crossed the Municipal Bridge and then took sharp to the right into the country. The course next went through Drop and Crawl and right down the Barren Creek to the Bee Line, to a finish on the Line.
The card read as follows Johnstone on Wait-for-me.
Pratt on Edmonton. well on The Gunner.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.