Though there had been no rain the previous week-end, the going: on December 1, though ¢xtremely hard was quite good. There was bound to be dust in -places, but as the Hunt strung out later fon it was really not very inconvenient.
From all points of view the weather was extremely. goodly field of about sixty faced the
strains of "For now we're in good master atthe start, and to. the company we'll have a bottle more" the Hunt joyfully started only to. run straight into the first check within the first quarter of a mile, From then on paper ran out into the far country, to Shaw's Line and Crawford's Line with a few wades interspersed, The jumping in this country is tact big, and it is generally a ques tion of pounding over the long flats. However Murray Kidd got into trouble at one of the wades and got well soaked, Lipsom Ward wa probably the only other member of the Hunt who came to serious grief and took what might be called "a real beauty'
There was very little interference on the part of the natives, At one place where the Hunt had to go. through a village, they put up a barricade out of pure devilment to see what the riders would do, but. this was only a joke and everywhere else they seemed ax friendly as Green paper was laid at Number 8 bridge and the whole pack reas sembled. Firmly fixed inthe minds of all was the consciousness of bee ing near the finish, and once they. were let rose' by. the Master, tha whole field raced for home.
The run in was very short, and the whole field seemed to charge round the corner to the finish it jump together, Liddel had a lea about two lengths and was being' closely challenged by Brand and Schoch, but by hard riding successfully kept, his lend, There were no heavyweights on the Card, though a good many finished only about twenty lengths behind thd winner, which shows. what a eracke" ting pace they must have come "The card read as followes— ill on Double. Chance, "don Grand Tarver A. Lewta on Miemt, icieeh oF Boning Dentin, A iinyen on Sursum En. Fi, Meaeson on oom The Ladies! Hunt A field of approximately twenty starters, very few of whom werd wearing their "Pink," was despatch ad by the Master of the Ladieg Paper Hunt Club, Mrs, Riy W, Miche on December 2. i The going was much the same og on Saturday afternoon though i6! tomed oot rather an onpleatandy, Practically the whole hunt wag, inid' in the Home country, over a distance of between six and sever' miles, and included "some of. thd! est known jumps such as Suez)! Dallas's Grave, missing out Clear, Water, on to' Westward Ho and Pons, There was surprisingly itt viet, the field for the frst hall Mile were closely hunched together, and they: gradually" started thine, ning out, the tail of the hunt fiishe me long' after the leaders.
'AL the top of the Warren, lind} at the run in Mrs. Brand wae scent to be leading, but she was pasted shenly before reaching the. fag! by Mrs. Jack. Liddell, with Misd) Middleton "and Miss) Edmnonstond following. close behind.
There was a large gathering off spectators, and the field was fe'lowa ed by the usual contingent of viding} men, out to vated their progress Two enthusiastic and hard viding! members of the Ladies Paper unt! Mrs, Phillipe and Mrs. Fitzzerald) were unfortunately out of aerie duo} fo recent accidents but "we hope! shortly to fee them in the arm.
The Liddell family congratulated on the. scee=s their week-end paper hunting the Brand family in both coe a] close second. ill on Grand 2 Brandon Rela
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