Saturday's hunting event was a excellent afternoon's sport, although it was rather dusty and run much too fast. Mr. ¥. K. Brand laid a splendid course, with cheeks well thought out, which most effectively achieved their purpose. The only fault which could be found, if foul: there was, was that far too much Paper was laid and this, as usual it such cases, transformed the event from a hunt ints a steeple. chase. The whole thing was over fin half an hot The start was at Marah at 3 p.m, and punctually at the hour appointed a lary friends assembled the at start. The first jump was Marah, a jamp well known to old paper hunters. Then came the Slough of Despond which nowadays is made up into @ platform. Owing to the cloud of dust Mr. Robert Schleo missed the platform and went into the slough. The trail then lay over Jéwo or three little jumps and then Tighthanded to Westward Ho, Tha first jump on Westward Ho was very deep and Mr, N. L. Sparke fell into the bottom of it while riders Pressing onwards leapt over him, His predicament wns soon noticed id willing hands assisted to ges him out of the cleft and removed him to hospital. It is satisfactory to learn that his injuries are not} serious and he will be about again a few da; From the Westward Ho line the paper trail lay through Drop an Crawl, past the Bathtub and the] Barrier Creek lino of jumps to the village of Poshingkong. The Soochow Creek was crossed near its Junction with'the Siccawei Creek hy} the mew wooden bridge. The paper then lay in the direction of No Trees and, crossing a platform, riders made their way over the furrows in the direction of the Moleskin Wade. A band of hard riders led by Mr. A. J. P, Heard] here left the main body and galloping madly across country, jert-circuited the hunt. They Picked up paper near the Rubicon and galloped home where they were Fromptly disqualified, The main vady of the hunt pro-coeded over Moleskin Wade and then over the Monument Line of casualties continued over jumps wher there were several
and down the] St.
low Joss House Line as far the wade leading to the Rubicon Creek. There was a bad crush at Clear Water where there were many} refusals ani then a smart gallop took place to the finish at Dallas' Grave.
Messrs. G. Pollock, on Pitch and Toss, and E. Edwards, on were the light and heavy weight winners, respectively.
The card reads as follows:—
Mr, G, Pollock on Pitch and Toss.
McBain, Keric, P. Pottinger, Lauder,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.