the Winners On Saturday afternoon, weather conditions overhead were' excellent for hunting, but underfoot, the country around Kiangwan, where the Meet took place, was anything but favourable, the going being heavy and sodden, 'The hunt was laid by Messrs. H. G. Robinson and A. S. Withers, winners of the second hunt, and the route started at the Golf' Line and finished at John stone's Line, From the Golf Line, the trail Jed across the flats to two new. plate forms and then, passing over a water jump, continued along a stretch of low flats, with water lying in the furrows. This.was a severe and, as every t in the same condition, they were rather baked before the concussion of the run. A welcome let-up ensued just after reaching the high ground near the Woosung Railway line, where green apes on the bridges' necessitated Waiting while each rider erossed in single file. Such riders as were in sight having passed over, the bunt set forth "again in a' direction roughly parallel with' the railw and then, crossing the metals, riders encountered a jump, at which there was u tremendous amount of grief. Ponies refused the jump in numbers, others scrambled it, and few indeed got over without mishap.
The trail then lay to the left, but Paper covered leading. it was soon found to be a check, and
through a village, then over a ridge, to a re-way line: After this there wore the familiar jumps known as Matthew, Mark, "Luke and John, each lof which claimed its victim, for the gallant little ponies were now very tired indeed. Those who could pressed forward, realizing—that the finish was near, but none could get anywhere near Mr. J. K. Brand jon Silver Spur, who simply eanterfed in far ahead, over the usual run home, to Johnstone's Line, Mr. N.
Sparke, second, on Wild. Chance, won the heavyweight prize. The ard read:
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