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recognise that paperchasing- improves their assistants'" 

 minds as well as bodies and broken Hmbs are the excep- 

 tion not the rule. Accidents may occur in the same way 

 as they occur at Cricket and Football ; but 



*' No game was ever yet worth a rap 

 For a rational man to play — 

 Into which no accident, no mishap 

 Could fairly find its way. " 



The weather yesterday morning was cooler than we 

 ever remember iton a Paperchase Cup Day. As a rule, by 

 this time of year the heat is ghastly. At an early hour 

 traps of every description, from the Government House 

 drag to the humble but useful ticca might have been 

 seen making their way towards the Jodhpore Thannah. 

 The Gurriah Hat Road w^as crowded with equestrians, 

 many mounted on animals evidently pulled out for the 

 occasion. A few, very few, pedestrians tried their stamina 

 and strength of their shoe leather by footing it. Arrived 

 at the Thannah, we found that the first jump was situated 

 on the left hand side of the road in full view of the gallery. 

 The paper w^as excellently laid by Mr. Walker on the 

 Squire and Mr. Perman on Little Lady. The going was 

 good but very dusty, which proved unpleasant to the 

 hindmost division, who could not very well, in several 

 instances, get a clear view of the jumps. The following 

 were the entries for the Cup, all of whom we believe 

 started : — 



" Light Weights. " 



Mrs. Murray on Maud, Mr. Acworth on Blackstone^ 

 Mr. Alston on Beacon, Mr. Apostolides on Gazelle, Mr. 

 Campbell on Norseman, Mr. Gauhe on Fatzke, Mr. 

 Goward on Job Trotter, Mr. Murray on Rocket, Captain 

 Turner on Britomarte, Mr. Verschoyle on The Snob. 



'^ Heavies." 



Mr. Adye on Her Ladyship, Mr. Cartwright on 

 Dunavon, Mr. Euler on Shamrock, Mr. Henry on Trea- 

 son, Mr. Gerlich on Mozel, Mr. Mitchell Innes on NelU 

 Mr. McLeod on Lola, Mr. Shaw on Marigrold. 



Treason got spiked early in the chase, and had to be 

 pulled up. 



The paper was despatched sharp at 7 a.m., and 

 eighteen minutes later the well-known warning was given 



