The Archive · 1941

Check at Obstruction Wade

From here a straight run home was Intended but some said that farmers aid check to the Obstruction Wade lage, others admitted they were ooking for hoot marks more than Paper and themselves made a check En that account. The paper party had frotted down a broad. path laying paper at the side of it towards Ken-Joy. and Plum Line. Dod Pollock, RE. Arnold and some others gained fine lead here, followed at no. great Gistance by Herbert Spence. There was no let up past No. 12 trees to Spence's Wade, Christay Wade and Sparke's Pit with the finish at the Tungiao Polo Ground. Roth Miss Arguelio on Ah Bay and Boogie Moller on Christmaslight had a lot of ground to make up and their porformance was outstanding, the lighter weight. (some $0 1b. lighter) gaining the verdict by a good three or four lengths. "It was the first time we had sech Christmaslight extended. To Miss Arguelio we offer our sincere congratulations on her first win. Herbert Spence frushed Sth on Hel river to win the Heavyweight whilst Cissle Pollock and her father, both on Y's, filled 3rd and Gth places in 'a field' full of the best Zs, White Sole "qualifying for the "Challenge Moller Christmas Cups The winners will be the first 10 receive the Moller Christmas Cups which were recently presented to the Club by Mr. Erie Moller in apprecia~ tion of over 40 years of happy paper hunting experience in Shanghai. was good to sce Chester Fritz again Ju the field, just returned from America, and a whole host of good friends, old and young, at the frush, Tt was'voted a wood ride and there was very little grief. The line was well known to old thrusters but had nol been given for many years and the run in over Sparke's Pit to the Polo Ground is always one of the Dest.

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