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the world and gone into the country to practise up for next 

 year's circus. 



The following is the list of the starters : — 



Light zveights (walking under list. 7lbs.) 

 Mr, Butler on Favorite. 



Mr. Rees ,, Chnrit}'. 



Mr. Colville ,, Eskdale. 



Mr. Verschoyle ., Bannagher. 



Heavy v'eighis (walkini; over i ist. 7lb?.) 

 Mr. Taylor on Slim Jim. 



Mr. L. Walker ,, Sonapet. 

 Mr. Bachrach ,, Timp Timmer. 



Mr. Shawe ., Marigold. 



Mr. Pugli ,, Trumps. 



The Squire and the Tougall, as is usual on occasions 

 like this, were up with the lark and had finished distrib- 

 uting the extra superfine cream laid long before even the 

 very earliest w^orm had arrived. 



The point of departure on this auspicious occasion was 

 Jodhpur Station over a hurdle on the station side of the 

 Gurriah Hat Road. When they had had sufficient time to 

 get comfortably settled in their saddles, Ballygunge Jim 

 dropped the flag and despatched them on their way. The 

 Slim 'un went to the head of affairs, at once followed by 

 Charity, a Rees-onable distance behind and. Favorite, and 

 Trumps and Bannagher next, with the rest all convenient 

 and Eskdale whipping in. Thus they went over the road 

 and before reaching the jungle came over a small bund and 

 a wall which they all did in excellent style, bar Eskdale 

 who stopped. They went on through the jungle and came 

 in view of the bund country. The order I have oiven 

 above was maintained here. Cliarity perhaps drawino- 

 up a little closer. I noticed that this mare ran across 

 almost all these fences iii a rather disconcertino- way. 

 They then reached the Tollygunge lane, and turning 

 to the right about, they commenced their homeward 

 journey up the stretch of open running alongside the 

 Sandy Lane. A wall and a flight of hurdles gave none 

 of the field any trouble and they all then began to put 

 on the steam, as they came down to the next fence a real 

 live brook ! 



"No shallow dug pan with a hurdle to screen it. 

 That bare-faced imposture a steeple-chase brook, 

 But a wall and a ' Yawner ' tell all those that mean it 

 That the less they will like it the longer ihey look." 



