For the last hunt of the year the weather set in bleak and cold with a strong northwesterly wind and slight rain. Those who professed to be in the know prophesied a very small field, so that it was somewhat surprising to see some 50 riders at the start, as well as quite a few spectators, well inutiled up in their greatcoats and furs.
The meet was on the far side of the Hungjao Road Golf Course, and the paper was laid by Mr. A.
Burkill. At first the trail led P Northwest in the very eye of the wind, till it reached the Old Crow. Creek, then across the Diagonal Wade and still west to the Chipoo Creek, whence the run continued over Crawford's line, and up and down the creek in this neighbourhood to the wade near Cholejao and Sixteen Trees Creek, thence returning on the long stretch known as Shaw's Joys. There was not very much grief anywhere in the hunt, and not very much paper either, due to the high wind, but it made Progress very slow.
After Shaw's Joys, the pace quickened considerably, but.a check brought the hunt together ab a wade, whence the trail lay along the Northwestern Road, as far a6 Chipoo Creek Crossing' The run home then got faster and faster as riders came upon Miss Johnstones" Line, and the hot pace then set was maintained to the finishing flags, the whole hunt coming in 60 close together that only a few lengths separated the first from the last.
Mr. E. S. Benbow Rowe on The Dean won'the hunt. and Mr. C. C. Bord on Nigger. Minstrel was second. There was no heavyweight on the card which reads as follows:
1.—Mr. E. S, Benbow Rowe on The Dean.
2—Mr. C. C. Boyd om Nigger Min-steel.
3—Mr. C. H. Knight on Father Confessor.
4.—Mr. A. M. Cannan on Winder-mere.
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