'The Master, of course, was In front of the field, and at that pare ticular place he was not expecting anything: impassable, but knowledge of the local riding' country saved him probably a worse accident, than be-fell the General. He way almost on top of it before he noticed one of the big square pits the Chinese gviculturists dig and then fill with mixture of creek dredgings, cut grass and soft refuse of all sorts, which, when decomposed, is used for "mucking" the fields, In dey weather this settles down and his the appearance, to one not acquaint ed with it, of safe going. The Master was on a line taking hin just off the outside edge of the pit and, noticing it just in time, was able to swing his horse to the offhand and broke through a low line of scrub on firm going.
Gen, Wardrop ivas up in the first flight, to the loft of the Masta: going straight for the pit, and either his own hunting instinct, oF his horse's, appear to have made him follow the Master's manauvre, but he was too far out and the horse came down in that most. awkward of positions, half on and halt off the edge of the pit. Unable to recover himself, he rolled over to his rider. Hunting is something like "a battery" chang ground" and most of the hunt swept on, but some saw that Gen. Wardrop' was hurt and at once went to his assistance. Fortunate: ly, the mishap occurred only a short distance from the road and he was taken to a motor car and hurried to the Military Hospital la Kiukiang Road.
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