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1901. 



The Calcutta Paperchase Club brought their 1900- 

 1901 season to a close on Saturday last, the 2nd March, 

 by that ever popular fixture, the chase for the Cup, or 

 rather, I should say Cups, as there are two given, one for 

 Heavy Weights and one for Light Weights. 



Although it has been warming up very rapidly 

 during the last week, the weather on Saturday morning 

 was very enjoyable, the sun being hidden by clouds and 

 hardly shewing himself at all until the chase was prac- 

 tically over. 



There was a very large gathering at the meet of 

 spectators both on horseback and on foot. Her 

 Excellency Lady Curzon graced the occasion with her 

 presence, on horseback, attended by Lieut. -Col. Baring 

 and Captain de Crespigny, and the members of the 

 Viceregal Staff most hospitably entertained the field and 

 spectators after the finish, under the shelter of a shainiana, 

 \n which choia ha :::;}' i \\2is provided, including cool liquid 

 refreshment most grateful especially to those that had. 

 been riding in and after the chase. 



The field was composed of the following : — 



Heavy Weight. 



Major Ferrar on Protection. 



Capr. Martin ,, B. P. 



Mr. George Walker ,, Ice Cream. 



Li^ht WeigJit, 

 Miss Hemingway on None Nicer, 



In the chase for the Cup last year, there were the- 

 same number of heavy weights, but only five light 

 weights. Of the riders that competed then, only two 

 entered this year, Messrs. Stokes and Pugh, and of the 

 horses, only one, Ladybird. 



This year's Cup course was chosen by Mr. Wheeler,, 

 to whom great credit is due for providing about four 



