Great numbers of people turned out to the special hunting event of the season, the Christmas Hunt, the start of which was on the Warren Line. The day was perfect for the purpose, rather warm on the whole, but there was no wind and the going was excellent.
The hunt was laid by Mr. H. Martin Little, and promptly at 30 p.m. the riders were sent off by Mr. G. Grayrigge, with a hearty Christmas greeting. Away up the Warren Line sped the hunters, but the very first jump claimed several victims, with more at each jump, till by the time Pons Asinorum was reached, the field was considerably thinned out.
From Pons paper lay across country to Drop and Crawl and Barrier Creek, then entered the Rubicon country at the Long Village. Then ensued a tearing run at hot pace all over the Rubicon country, up the Hound, Line to the No. 2 Yellow Josshouse, and down again to the Moleskin Wade, then along the Yellow Josshouse line of jumps, where falls seemed almost the order of the day. The survivors tore down the long line of new jumps back to the Rubicon, waded near Rubicon Road, and skirting Clear-water, galloped down Westward Ho} to the finish at Suez.
A fine finish was witnessed with several red-coated gentlemen __prominently in the bunch. Mr. M. O. Springfield won on Wild Cat, and Mr. E. B. Rose second on Greysand won the heavyweight.
The card reads as follows —M. 0. Springfield on Wild Cat.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.