Going is Hard and Dusty; Few Falls Shanghai, Dec. 22.
OCQUES dt Rivau proved " popula winner on Sirocco yesterday when he led the tidd home the fifth hunt of the season. An unusual feature of his victory was the fect that he did not cover quite the same course as the remainder of the riders, but the Stewards after careful consideration decided that his route was just as arduous and upheld the final placing.
Dr. Chow came in second a splendid showing on White Patches, and F. Kaufman snarled third place on Chemor! ight.
Kenny Brand laid yesterday's hunt in the Monument country and he cor tainly Kept the field guessing, we checked and double-cheeked and this had its advantages since it gave both ponies and riders a chance for occasional rest-period and the joing was so hard and dusty that these pauses were really life-savers. Yester~ day's winner was Jacques clu Rivaw and his win was a very popular one, Apparently there was some doubt at the finish over part of the course When dt Rivau and. others did not follow precisely the same me of country a5 did the rest of the Add, The Winner himself raised the point with the stewards at the finish of the hunt and they after a careful study decided that clu Rivau's route was Just as arduous as that of the also~ Fans and he was procinimed "the Again, there was very little grief. Stueken' was one of the first people to come down at a grip but this was 4 small fall, What was rather more in the line of big things was Etize Andrews" effort yesterday "Rye" took charge and tore through a village, Somehow or other dislodged his passenger and disappeared. After green paper the field was very careful, alivays keeping one eye on the others lest someone stole a march. At One Wide River" there was a slight, delay as we tried {0 got our ponies in, "Here Nobby Clark came off in some. very unpleasant-looking mud but he Kept hold of his pony and was able to continue in good style. Across the flats we went towards Rodyer's Line and here Lorenzo Lo's hunting 9p came off. He was torn between Keeping right on without hat and turning back—finally the high price of caps frightened him into going back for his anc ae did not lose much distance as we again wont wrong. After feathering about awhile we picked up paper near 2 wade at the top of Crawford's Line, Heat Going The yoing here was ideal and on came the field jumping well to the wooden bridge. This. bridge was Formidable today with a gaping, hole fon the near side but the ponies stepped carefully and there was hothiny untoward to report. Gussie White followed by Noel Abbott, Link Moore, Yvonne Pollock, Johiiston= Hoorter and Kermode were going like selded eats, These people were blindly following Gussie and were heartbroken to find that he was eom= pletely off paper and they never Fecavered their positions as the Anish was just around the comer. What Jooked ike the Monument and tuen= ed out to be De Mirams standing ona ed the ru
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