sponded to the toast of the Club'
He expounded the principles of hunting, riding, good balance—at the bank and on horseback—and declared that, with a sportsman on the Throne of Great Britain and with hunting as the national sport, the British Empire's contribution to International friendship would remain valuable, Mr. H. M, Spence, charged with' "the enthusiastically embraced cause of the ladies, dilated on their immanence, It was' useless, the assembly learnt, to obstruct the advance of the ladies. The conclusion was that their gift—a cup which Mr. M, C. Pulford, at the first time of asking, had gracefully annexed and acknowledged with a gallant toast—should be accepted—without fear. Mr. Spence gave It as his view that the Paper Hunt dinner served a useful purpose in affording temporary respite from a pleasant and much-cherished allegiance, "The suggestion was greeted with suitable acclamation, albeit tmorously pressed In certain seats, Mr. N. G, Harris had the paternal satisfaction of presenting his son, Mr. Richard Harris, with the Chal-long Cup won by Lucky Moon in Mr. Mnilland's hands. The Master drow special attention to the sportsmanship of Sweden, when he presented the Cup for "2" class ponies to Mr. C, J. Knipschildt, who also had to make obeisance to Mr. Malt-land's Jockeyship. So, under the competent sway of the Master, the diners nnd singers managed happily to snite the passing of the Paper Hunt, Season "Lor Bless ts; what a man!" said General Macnaghten who forestalling Mr. Spence, defined the Master's privileges thus: "All the pretty girls delight to be spoken to by the Master. He needs no introduction, but Is free to sip all the sweets that come, Who will not kiss the (oe of his boots, or refuse to be blessed be the sunshine of his smile." Mr, Vu Yah-ching, a conspicuously happy figure at the top-table thought there was a good deal in that dictum.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.