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and Dinah. Khalid ran up third immediately they got 

 clear of the jungle and Jackdaw led at the next fence. It 

 was a solid wall, and Khalid overjumped himself, touched 

 the top of it, and the gallant Arab pony turned head over 

 heels ; Artaxerxes jumped crooked at it, and also rolled 

 over ; and Kailana's chances were also destroyed by a fall, 

 his owner getting somewhat ironed out. Jackdaw was 

 now left in command, and as the paper went right-about- 

 wheel back to the Molla Hat Road, his sporting owner was 

 somewhat slow at picking up the line, and though he held 

 a considerable advantage through the cramped country 

 where Jackdaw's handiness served him in good stead, he 

 allowed The Drummer and Miss Theo to catch him before 

 he got to the Molla Hat Road again. A ding-dong race 

 home in the plough below the road then took place, 

 Jackdaw holding the advantage right away up to the last 

 hurdle where he fell heavily, being too cooked to rise. 

 The Drummer and Miss Theo kept spinning, and after a 

 good race. The Drummer won by a bare length all out. 

 Hardface was a good third. 



The official record is as follows : — 



I 



... 2 



... 4 



5 

 ... 6 



1895. 



When the '* Squire " characterised the Calcutta Paper- 

 chase Cup as one of the prizes that was best worth 

 winning in the whole of India at the recent Paperchase 

 Dinner, he went marvellously near the mark, for I know 

 of no more sporting institution in the whole of India than 

 the Calcutta Hunt, nor of a trophy that takes more win- 

 ning than does the Paperchase Cup. The course over 

 which the Cup is run is in good sooth as heavv a job to 

 cross as any man might wish to meet with, and for a 

 downright hard ride there is nothing to beat it. It is a 

 steeplechase from start to finish, and one of the best chases 

 to watch that any one could wish to see. The fastest burst 

 with hounds or after pig is not as fast as they go in the 



