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three and a half miles ; the going was good nearly all the 

 way, and a track had been made through the plough land 

 bv beatinp- out the bi^;- clods which are so distressincf to a 

 beaten horse. The course ran from the Gurriah Hat Road 

 down the well-known *' Bund country," and then crossing 

 the Molla Hat Road reached out as far as the railway by 

 an old but little known route. Swinging round opposite 

 the Red Road crossing, the paper led back across the 

 Molla Hat and out into the open stretch of country opposite 

 the "Gates;" the finish lying to the right beyond to 

 the Bund country. There were fourteen fences, of which 

 six were plain mud walls though good big ones, five were 

 hurdles, the water-jump, an open ditch, and a wall with 

 a ditch on the landing side completing the somewhat 

 formidable list. 



Mr. Weston on Jericho and Mr. Stokes on Rufus laid 

 both the course and the paper. 



There was some Avaiting at the start- before the paper 

 got round, and the air in the immediate neighbourhood 

 was full of excitement, suppressed and otherwise; I 

 recognised several familiar faces in the line of thirteen 

 thrusters who so dauntlessly awaited Mr. Bankier's parting 

 words of sympathy, but I feel that this is no place to jest 

 and settle myself to give you a true and solemn account of 

 the deadly and serious contest which then ensued. 



They crashed over the first hurdle in close order and 

 Morocco Bound was first into the lane followed by The 

 Wreck, Eldorado and Ladybird. Coming out into the bund 

 country Mr. Warburton gave rein to his ambition and to 

 his gallant steed, leading the entire chase over four orrim 

 fences, under the admiring eyes of a sympathetic gallery. 

 Next to him came Eldorado, Ladybird, Bush Girl, and 

 Morocco Bound, with the rest in a bunch close behind, 

 Nancy Lee and Colebrook whipping in. 



The Wreck led over two more fences, but missed the 

 turn off the Tollygunge Lane, letting up Eldorado, 

 Ladybird and Bush Girl; these three led all through the 

 jungle and round by the railway, the pace not being 

 particularly hot. On the way home a narrow lane put them 

 into single file and allowed the stragglers to close their 

 distance ; by the time the open w^as reached, the horses 

 had got a breather and as they spread out over the plough. 

 Ladybird had a bit the best of it with Bush Girl and 

 Eldorado close on her girths. Dunnabie, who had been 



