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Apostolides fourth. As however, the whole of the leading- 

 division had missed one of the jumps, honours fell, as we 

 have said, to Pilgrim. Mr. Murray on Zil was second and 

 Mr. Anderson on Commissioner third, Mr. Johnstone's situ- 

 ation of tenth was transformed into fourth, Mr. Dunne fifth 

 owing to the mishap ; spills were numerous ; Mr. Stanley, 

 Mr. Butler, and Mr. Nairn succeeded in parting company 

 with their mounts ; Scandinavia caused some excitement 

 by careering wildly amongst the spectators ; and as coats 

 had been discarded, owing to the heat, and the course led 

 through some thick jungle, there was a good deal of torn 

 linen floating on the breeze at the finish. This event 

 brings to a close the Paperchase Season of 1884-85. 



An informal meeting of the subscribers to the paper- 

 chase fund was held at the Old Race Stand yesterday 

 morning, to consider the terms upon which the Paper- 

 chase Cup should be competed for next season. 



The attendance was small. The proposal which found 

 most favour was, that, in order to give the welter weights 

 a chance, two Cups should be given, one for catch weights 

 over lost, ylbs., and the other for catch weierhts over i^ 

 stone, other conditions to be the same as this year. 



The winner of the Cup in 1882 has generously offered 

 to give a Cup to the rider who comes in first on the same 

 horse oftenest during the season, and the offer, we need 

 hardly say, was accepted with many thanks to the donor. 

 [There is no record of this Cup having been competed 

 for. It was however the original Average Cup — a trophy 

 that came into existence at a later period. Eci.\ Pros- 

 pects for next season, look bad, as a branch line from 

 the Port Canning Railway to the New Docks is to be 

 constructed through the best of the country. 



1886 



The Paperchase Cup run on Saturday was won by 

 Mr. Butler's b. w. g. Rabbit, Mr. R. Murray's Zil second, 

 Mr. C. Richardson's Crinolette third. 



1887. 



The result for the Cup is disputed, the decision lying- 

 between Cocktail and Commissioner. With the Cup the 



B, CPR 



