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A meeting was held at the Old Race Stand on Satur- 

 day morning at 7 A.M. to discuss the question as to \vho> 

 was entitled to the Cup. Among those present were Lord 

 William Beresford, Messrs. Walker, Petrie, Apostolides, 

 Douglas, Currie, Sinclair, Orrell, Acuorth, McLeod, 

 Gregory, Thompson, and a few others. 



The different reports having been fully discussed, it 

 was found that Mr. T. S. Anderson on Commissioner was 

 the only starter who completed the course, and it was 

 unanimously agreed that he was fairly entitled to the Cup, 

 a decision which will, no doubt, meet with the approval of 

 the entire paperchasing community. 



It is universally acknowledged that the paperchases 

 this season have been an unqualified success and the 

 warmest thanks of the sporting fraternity are due to 

 Messrs. McLeod and Walker for their untiring efforts in 

 brinofinof about this result. 



1888. 



Another season has come and gone, and yesterday 

 morning saw the end of these popular meets. That the 

 meets have been unusually successful is beyond doubt, for 

 notwithstanding counter-attractions the fields have been 

 above last year's average, while spectators on each occasion 

 found their way to the start in larger numbers than usual. 

 Accidents have been almost nil, which is satisfactory to- 

 record. This, I am inclined to think, is greatly due to the 

 fact that the mud walls have been more formidable than in 

 previous years, both in height and solidity. There have 

 been fourteen chases altogether, including yesterday_morn- 

 ing's chase. 



Additional interest attached itself to the result of indi- 

 vidual chases this season on account of the " Average Cup " 

 presented by the sportsman who will not allow me to 

 disclose his name. 1 wish we had a lot more of such 

 sportsmen. The handsome trophy was won by Mr. 

 Butler on Badminton who came in first in nine out of the 

 fourteen, a very creditable performance for horse and 

 rider. 



[This, as noted in the chapter on the Average Cup, 

 was the origin of this contest as no Cup was apparently 

 run for prior to this. Ed.\ 



