There were about twenty spectators for every rider in Saturday's (Nov. 26) hunt, and it was a surprisingly big Ald at that. The queues and queues of motor cars, stretching south-west down Frazer Road, north-west down Jernigan Road, and east down Great Western Road "would have given frame emeers a nightmare.
In keeping with tradition, the Master laid paper, and even though the setting' sun shone on it to such fan extent. that It was often hard to follow, this actually added to the fun fof the' game, and we saw some wild galloping away into the blue on many foceastons, while farls were fast and furious, spectators at the finish ree marking that most riders sported a telltale patch of mud on their backs.
Those who were right there, of course, finished on the card, as. the surprising. flnish—and what a good tone-—was in Keswiek's Garden, where most of Us were expecting green puper, not tags, The two. finishing jumps were ood, honest water jumps, which onused very litle grief. and ponies all finished, surprisingly fresh.
Maitland had his Paperhunt char in fine fettle after the hunt and. Judging from the preference shown to it the great old paper hunt song ©The King Will Take the Queen")
coming back into favour. while the Master was prevailed upon to give renderings from his inimitable repertoire.
Gale Duncan qualified his grand Aittle pony Cossack Blue for the Chaltenge 'Cup die ran last year), and a really first class, sporting and Unconventional hunt was won by Chester Fritz o Tempest, while the Master Laid paper Ciecompanied 'Mra, Sparke) on a pony which was in Fritz' good string until a few ays ego. " Gale Duncan won his ink Jast season on Cossack Blue, ud in the same hunt Bit Johnston made his first appearance, on the card, ud both these hard riders figured to-day' on the eard. which Tempest (2). dell on Whiskey: Tans tlefenbacher on Gold Vous! (2)
om Paty. Paver
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