"Buffy" Maitland devoted his ride to doing the deeds of a good Samaritan and spent the major part of the hunt picking up stray Ponies. Mrs. Johnston Hoerter went for a terrific sprawl just after Only Way; Maitland caught her pony. "Teddy" Arnold and "Alec" White were well up among the leaders soon after Only Way Platform but both took an almighty bender when the ran foul of a nasty double grip.
Jack Kay was going well when he also came across a double grip (unlaid) and went for an awful loop. Alan Laidlaw after nursing his pet hunter all through the hunt without disaster met with a rather rude parting from his pony barely a quarter mile from the finish; his pony, Applejack, Hat an adverse opinion about taking the water jump at the top of Jims Joys, the result of which was a very cold and muddy bath.
Eric Moller took the lead soon
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