The hunt on New Year's Day took place in the Pagoda country which of late has come into special favour with hunters now that the home country is so cut up with roads and enclosures, The weather was fine and cold, but unfortunately the hunt was spoiled by the amount of twisting and turning indulged in to find mudholes in which to bathe the unfortunate. The tide, moreover, was very high, which doubtless accounts for many '"wallows" which, when laid, may have had the ap: pearance of jumps.
Mr. H. Tiefenbacher on Pechvogel made a gallant endeavour to win the hunt outright but was beaten on weight by Mr. I. Ezra on The Dabchick, and to these two riders the hunt was awarded. The finishing jump was the source of immense amusement to the spectators; there was.no way round it, and pony after pony decided to reconsider the situation. One confident rider nearly reached the further bank, but his steed remained, and the water splashed to a prodigious height as he took it on his back. Another who left his mount half in the water enlisted much assistance to extricate it—in fact everybody was helping but the pony stayed where he was. There were many other incidents, humorous and tragic, at this last jump, which indeed was as excellent a diversion from th" spec: tators' point of view as has been seen for a long time.
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