was at a difference of 2 stone quite well able to stall off 

 Oliver's challenge, and although Lord William rode a 

 la Fordham, I'Anson and the Bounding Jockey combined, 

 the weight told on his mount and he was never able to 

 get on terms with Telegram, who won all out after a 

 magnificent race by a length, Di Vernon, who went 

 admirably throughout, a good third, Mr. Anderson on 

 Commotion fourth, Jack Spraggon fifth, and Mr. D'Arcy 

 sixth. Thus ended the best paperchase I have ever seen. 



1882. 



Never since Paperchasing Avas first started in the City 

 of Palaces, has the Paperchase Cup, which is of compara- 

 tively modern origin, come off with anything approaching 

 the eclat with which, from- a variety of causes, it was 

 yesterday invested. As I have already remarked in your 

 columns, the field, though numerically large, was more 

 even than has usually been the case, and this of itself 

 gave the chase a special interest as almost any horse that 

 started had a fair and square chance of winning that much 

 coveted trophy — The Cup. 



The attendance was more than a bumper ; it was 

 something enormous, and open as the country was for the 

 finish, it was a matter of difficulty to get even standing 

 room within sight of the winning flag, while the Red 

 Road from the Gurriah Hat corner to the turn towards 

 Tollygunge was lined three deep with carriages of all 

 descriptions, from the lordly coach to the humble ticca. 

 Coaching by the way has quite taken a start, and the four 

 handsome teams out yesterday, lent quite a holiday aspect 

 to the gathering. Lord William was there with his hand- 

 some team of whole bays, Mr. Hilldah with a very blood 

 like black team, while ^' The Major " tooled a mixed team 

 of browns and chestnuts, which had never been together 

 before, and very well thev looked and went. There was a 

 perfect " Ladies Gallery" on Paikparah's coach which was 

 horsed with three very handsome greys and a black. 



The number of spectators on horseback was as numer- 

 ous and varied as their different styles of horsemanship, 

 which were indeed truly marvellous, and set me wondering 

 why men who never cross a horse from one year's end to 

 another should on this solitary occasion consider it either 



