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you stand a fairly average chance of being sent spinning 

 into the middle of next week by a bump from a rival. There 

 is also not a great deal of room sometimes at tlte fences, 

 especially near the start, and you see men charging a stiff 

 line of walls in line with the rear rank treading the heels 

 off the leaders — a fall would mean 20 or 30 of them in the 

 small of your back for a moral certainty. So that if you 

 would win, you must be prepared for a real good old rough 

 and tumble (with the tumble left out if possible) with no 

 quarter from even your dearest friend. The course yesterday 

 was a goodj five-mile, a trifle over, if anything, as on the 

 map, as the crow flies, it is five, and allowing at least 

 another half to three-quarters for the way in which it was 

 ridden and the many twists and turns in the lanes we 

 should estimate that it was nearer six than five. It started 

 from the foot of the Bund Country, went up in the direction 

 of Gurriah Hat Road for about three-quarters of a mile, 

 then back over the Bund Valley, left-handed into the 

 Tollygunge Gardens direction, gradually working back 

 with many twistings and turnings to the Gurriah Hat Road, 

 which was crossed just above the Jodhpore station, and 

 recrossed just below it; then round over the Ladies' Wall 

 up the long strip of plough below Molla Hat and into the 

 Tollygunge Lane, coming back finally to the starting point. 

 A good sporting course with a bit of country to suit all 

 sorts and descriptions of horses, but entirely unsuited to 

 any horse that could not both jump and stay. It soon 

 found out the weak spots, and in the last mile there were 

 only three horses who looked to have any puff left in them 

 at all, namely. Lord Harry, Corydon and Fairy. The 

 gallery was a huge one, as a convenient fixture, and the 

 knowledge that it was a good course for spectators was 

 bound to draw a big attendance. H. E. the Viceroy and 

 Lady Minto, the Ladies Elliott, H. R. H. Princess 

 Patricia of Connaught, H. H. the Maharajah Scindia of 

 Gwalior, were amongst the distinguished crowd, and Their 

 Excellencies, who both rode, took the keenest interest in the 

 proceedings and galloped from point to point to see as 

 much as possible of the race. The following is the list of 

 starters : — 



Light Weights. 



Mr. Evers ... ... on Cain. 



Mr. Antram ... ... ,, Myrene. 



Mr. Tanner ... Ruby. 



