The first hunt of the Deutscher Reiterverein for the season took lace on Sunday afternoon. At first it looked as if the hunt would have to be postponed once more, it has already been postponed from Sunday last owing to the inclement weather, but although there hud been a little rain overnight and a slight drizzle started about 1 pant, still the going was not at all bad land the hunt could take place as announced. The venue was at 'Monument Road, or rather Pearce Road, at No. 29 Bridge at the platform' leading to Hounds Line, but this being a new start, never having been given before, about a dozen riders were disappointed, cither by failing to find the starting place in time or by their ponies not turning up. From Hounds Platform. the trail went straight across the flats, through a good wade to " couple of jumps leading up to Fearon Line, then through a wade, over a couple of smaller jumps near the Soochow Creek to the Pawn Shop Village, green paper was encountered which gave riders and ponies a jweleome chance to have a breather. From the Pawn Slop the known run over Pearce's Elbow and Potter's Line set in and a hot pace iwas established by the leaders. After Potter's Line the r swung sharply to the through a wade a and was laid ford's Line. Paper was lover the three dr four nice jumps, cut out last year, over the bridge at the Monument and the finish was Jdown the Monument Line at the last jump but one. The first ten riders leave in fairly well together, Mr. Stang-Lund winning the Hunt by labour a length from Mr. Soyka, Loxpox, Dee, 15—Michael Tighe, the steeplechase jockey, has. been killed in a "motoring ' accident.—Wireless through Reuter,
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