Btbwabds! Messrs W. MoLaughlan. Robert Molean. A. K. WHitaker, X M. Clark, U. Tonks, Bailer, A. Baokland, Aiijersteln, G.DUnnett. Judge : Mr Thomas Morrin. BTABT3B: Mr 8. Morrin. ~ Clerk of the soalkb : Mr W. F. Bnoklana. Clerk of the Coubsb ! Mr T.A. Brown.i How. Skobetart : W. PeroiraU

It seemed very probable on Saturday mom-1 ing that for once the Hunt Club would be I deprived of the glorious weather which hitherto has been so conspicuous a feature of attraction in connection with their race meetings, but all gloomy forebodings on this head were dispelled at noon by the rapid dispersion of the threatening canopy of cloud and the appearance of the gun in its full effulgence of light. The change had an immediate and noticeable effect upon the holiday ■ loving public. Those who had resigned themselves to the seeming certainty of a wet afternoon and had discarded from their minds all schemes of pleasure, instantly made arrangements to profit by the altered condition of things. Umbrellas and ereat coats were thrown aside, summer habiliments vtere donned, and ere the lapse of half-an-hour from noon, vehicles, both covered and open, crowded with passengers, were leaving the various livery stables and 'bus rtands for EUerslie,; while a continuous stream of pedestrians set in, in the direction of the railway station. Out at Ellerslie all was pleasant, r bright, and cheerful in the sparkling sun shine. The rain had served to render the turf light and springy, while the beautiful verdure of the country, the singing of birds, and the ,gala appearance of the course and its approaches heightened the general effect to an exquisite degree. Tho grand stand was well patronised by the fair sex, and the toilettes to be seen there were both striking and handsome. It was- also evi dent from the number of family equipages on the ground, and from the frequent arrival of smart cavalcades by the vari ous lines of road, that the whole country side was represented, while the city contributed its fair quota of people. A totalisator upon the ground was well patronised, and betting and sweepstakes engrossed general attention. 