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country, straight away, for about ^ mile over a mud walU 

 a hurdle, a big bank, another hurdle and mud wall, and 

 into the jungle on the right. Zil, Zulu, Handicap now had 

 a o-ood lead, while Commissioner began to forge to the 

 front, and Black Pearl and Coronation held out signs of 

 distress. On leaving the jungle the course went over 

 some rough ground and then curved round in the direction 

 of the Thannah with a straight run in over a mud wall 

 and two hurdles. Zulu and Handicap now raced up to 

 Zil, who shut up like a telescope, and the other two took 

 the mud wall almost together. Zulu now appeared to 

 have slightly the best of it, but Handicap caught him at 

 the last jump, and they raced past the winning post 

 locked together, the Judge's verdict being a dead heat. 

 Commissioner was third, Red Knight fourth, Sappho fifth. 



1885. 



Yesterday (Thursday) morning broke with a dense fog 

 over all things at Ballygunge, and up to 8 o'clock, it 

 seemed probable that the race for the Cup would have to be 

 postponed. At the hour, however, the fog suddenly lifted 

 and the hares, Messrs. Latham and Walker, after three or 

 four most determined refusals at the first wall, started on 

 their journey. The Viceroy and Lady Dufferin were un- 

 able to be present, but the gallery was one that must have 

 exceeded all expectations. We cannot say that the race 

 was an unalloyed success. Four or five of the first flight, 

 including the favourites, missed one of the jumps, and were 

 disqualified. The Cup in consequence went to Pilgrim, 

 who was first in of the batch that went the whole course. 

 The contretemps was a pity, for Pilgrim was going so strong 

 and well at the finish, and but for the mistake we should 

 probably have seen a good race for first place. 



Thirteen started, Mr. Apcar's Tambourine, Mr. Mur- 

 ray's Zil, Mr. Anderson's Commissioner, Mr. Myer's Zulu, 

 Mr. Buder's Rabbit, Mr. Apostolides' Sappho, Mr. Nairn's 

 Red Gauntlet, Captain Burn's Tanderook, Mr. Alston's Pil- 

 grim, Mr. Evelyn's Black Ace, Mr. Dunne's Peggy, Mr. 

 Petersen's Scandinavia, and Mn Johnstone's Master 

 McGrath. Tambourine was decidedly the favourite, and 

 justified the confidence placed in him by winning pretty 

 easily from Zulu, with Captain Burn third, and; Mr. 



