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public are greatly indebted to Messrs. Carlisle, Perman, 

 Walker, and several other gentlemen, who by the trouble 

 they have taken in making- courses have offered so much 

 sport during the past season. 



The paper was carried by Mr. Perman and 

 Mr. Latham, the start taking place to the left of the road 

 just bevond the Jodhpore Thannah. 



The following were the entries for the Cup : — 



... Hlack Pearl. 



Coi^iinissioner. 



Tiimnourine. 



Godfrey. 



Jim. 

 ... Gladys, 



Red Knight. 



Sappho. 



Handicap. 



Pilgrim. 

 ... Zulu. 

 ... Zil. 



Coronation. 



Jimmy. 

 ... Othello. 



Squire. 



Time was kept by Major Cook in his usual precise 

 way, and after getting the competitors into line, he 

 despatched them to a capital start. Red Knight, Godfrey, 

 and Pilgrim led over the first hurdle, and then over two 

 ditches, and on to a big mud wall with a ditch in front of 

 it. After clearing this obstacle, the paper lay to the right 

 over a hurdle and across the road. Pilgrim, Zulu, Zil, 

 and Handicap were now leading, with Black Pearl, 

 Godfrey, Jim, and the Squire next. The leading division 

 raised the dust so much on the road that the drop ditch 

 just beyond it disappeared from view ; the consequence 

 was that Godfrey, Jim. and the Squire all rolled together 

 on their backs, their riders luckily escaping without broken 

 bones. Jim bolted and left Mr. Gough standing with a 

 stirrup leather in one hand and broken bridle in the other. 

 Mr. Beresford's saddle was broken in the scrimmage, and 

 he was seen looking very much like a mud lark, leading 

 his horse homewards. Mr. Walker managed to continue 

 the journey, but could never make up the ground he had 

 lost. After crossing the road, the field was led by Zil over 

 a double. Zulu, Handicap, and Pilgrim lying close up. 

 The paper now lay over a hurdle and into the open bund- 



