11. The Committee have the fullest power, all rules 

 notwithstanding, to exercise their discretion and judgment 

 in the granting of certificates for the Hunters' Races and 

 for the Paperchase Cup and in all other matters connected 

 with paperchasing. 



12. Subscriptions to the Club must be paid to the 

 Honorary Treasurer. 



The foregoing are therefore the conditions under 

 which these sporting contests are open to the world and 

 long may they continue to flourish. We now proceed to 

 set out the full details of all the Paperchase Cups up to 

 date, and we opine that, coupled with what has gone 

 before, they will form a complete and extremely full history 

 of a very interesting event. 



1872-78. 



There are no regular records of what happened during 

 this period of six years beyond the records of two Paper- 

 chase Cups, which were run for in March 1874 ^^^ 

 February 1876, and some accounts which appeared in the 

 S^afes7??a7i from the able pen of " F. Golightly." So far, 

 however, as it has been possible, the following is a 

 complete record of the race up to date. 



1874. 



The field numbered a round dozen including Millett, 

 Alexander, Eck, George Fox on The Marquis, Roberts 

 on Red Deer, etc. 



The start was from the left of the Gurriah Hat Road 

 near the Old Kennels, then down by the Railway towards 

 Jodpore and across the high ground towards the Sandy 

 Lane, through the old gates and old brick wall to the finish 

 on the Red Road. [ 



Red Deer led out, closely followed by The Marquis 

 and Mr. Eck for the first part of the journey when 

 Red Deer increased his lead considerably and showed 



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