A slight drizzle tended to mar the proceedings on Saturday afternoon but fortunately the rain held off and a fair-sized field of riders put in attendance at the Start at. the Observatory Line behind the Bicawoi Observatory. The hunt was laid by Messrs. I. Ezra and N. L. Sparke, winners of Thursday'
event and the run took place in the country beyond London Town. The jumping was excellent throughout and the spills "fom, while the length of the hunt was about eight miles.
From the Observatory Line, riders, after jumping " formidable mud wall, turned to the right and leaping Benbow's Dry Cut, went long the Via Media and by way of the Serpentine and Jim's Joys to the country near Chipoo, and after a five arch bridge in that. locality, made a practically direct, ran home to World's End Jump] close to London Town. No checks were Inid, but there were some bridges at which the hunt waited, and, as usual with hunts during the Chinese New Year holidays, the Chinese having nothing to do, amused themselves with picking up the paper and laying it over impossible obstacles. Mr. Judah Ezra, on Tipster, secured a long lead and won very easily, coming in some minutes before the rest of the hunt.
Mr. E. 8. Benbow Rowe was sccond, on Mameluke, with Mr. H. Moon, on Marengo, in close attendance. There was no heavyweight. on the card, which reads as follows:—
1. Mr. J. Eara, on Tipster.
2. Mr. E. S. Benbow Rowe, on Mameluke.
'3. Mr. H. Moon, on Marengo.
4. Mr. G. Grayrigge, on Ivanhoe. 5. Mr. M. O. Springfield, on Moniaive. 6. Mr. Fleming, on Magic.
Monday's Hunt.
Like the two preceding hunts during the holidays, the hunt on Monday was much interfered with by the sport-loving natives, who having nothing to do with them-can pick up and relay im an incredibly short space ime, and in quantity sufficient seriously to mislead the hunt A large field was in attendance at yesterday's even', which began at the first wooden bridge on Hungjao Road. The hunt was laid by Mr. Judah Ezra and was about eight miles in length. The going was heavy, but surprisingly good,
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