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Mr. AlloO must have taken a great deal of trouble over 

 ithe course which was as good as could be wished from 

 either a rider's or a spectator's point of view. It was about 

 five miles long over fourteen jumps. The walls had been 

 slightly built up for the occasion and were solid formidable 

 looking obstacles which permitted no liberties and had to 

 be jumped. The start was in the open by the Railway 

 Lane to the west of the Guriah Hat Road. The paper led 

 •over a hurdle before it crossed the Guriah Hat Road and 

 circled round by the station back to the road which it 

 followed for nearl)^ half a mile. It then turned to the west 

 and followed a very tricky line along a number of lanes 

 between raised gardens and through tree jungle with any 

 number of unpleasantly low hanging branches. To 

 negotiate this part of the course safely the horses had to be 

 well in hand, and it was here, unfortunately, that 

 Dundonald got the better of his rider and spoilt all chance 

 of his finishing in front by running clean off the paper and 

 wiping his owner off against a tree. Then came the Bund 

 Country. One of the jumps here — a drop which was 

 approached from the reverse side — was the stiffest one in 

 the course to get over. It must have been a good five feet 

 of solid earth, but coming at it round a sharp corner and 

 in the slight fog, it looked about seven. However, there 

 were no accidents there. Leaving the Bund Country the 

 line crossed the Tollygunge Lane^ led through the gully to 

 the open by the MoUa Hat Road, over a hurdle and two 

 walls round the corner, and over the Ladies' wall to a 

 finish in the Bund Valley. 



Mr. Allen on Jimmy and Mr. Gresson on Skewey 

 carried the paper, both horses, particularly Skewey, jump- 

 ing perfectly. At 7-30 Mr. ''Squire" Walker lined up 

 the starters, Lucy Glitters and Sylvia giving some trouble. 

 Mr. Turner on Mascot led over the first hurdle followed by 

 Bush Girl and Dundonald, Sylvia lying last. Where the 

 paper rejoined the Guriah Hat Road were three awkwardly 

 placed trees and there was some bumping, in which Vixen 

 came off badly. Mascot still kept in front, but soon after 

 leaving the road, Dundonald iDolted and went past the 

 leaders with a rush like an express trnin. His owner could 

 not keep him on the paper and did not finish. Entering the 

 bund country, the order was, Mascot, Sylvia, Bush Girl, 

 Beeswing and Lucy Glitters, with the rest following in 

 very extended order. At the second wall in the bund 



