The Archive · 1911

Shanghai Paper Hunt Club

SATURDAY'S HUNT

Satarday's buat waslsidby Mr. Little for Mr, Souter, and took place in the French country. The bunt was a very interesting ove, and as good deal of it went over country not known to the majority of the riders, it was more of paper hant and less of " steeplechase, much to the annoyance of some who forget that they are oat to bunt paper and that ator and bridges are all part of their afternoon sport, So mach has been done in the home country to make the hants easy and fast, that the younger generation of paper-hanters are spoiled and do not realize what " lot el laying " bunt like that of Saturday tails on those responsible for it, As the riding country near home is getting more and more cramped each year, the ants will have to go farther and farther out, and then paper will ba looked for and followed, and that the haaf is supposed to be for.

Tt in very hard to discuss Satarday's bent, og there are no landmarks or names given to spy special jampe, al-thought Mr, Little found some very dry cuts—big clean jumps which wanted jambing and no scram-Unfortanately the French Sicawei country la rather cramped aod the hant ran! "heel" once bat not for long, and they soon got.

There were some good checks, hich kept the bant together, and the ran in was very fast and the finish most, exciting.

The following were the first six the card and Mr. G. Dallas won the heavy weights 1. Mr. J. A. Hayes on Pianola. 2. Mr. T. G. Drakeford on Sealark. 3. Mr. B, 8. Laurence on Eh 4. Mr. M. O. Springfield on Catawold. 5. Mr. G. Dallas on Critic.

6, Mr. G. Grayrigge on Rosholme.

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