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brittle-hoofed English horse would have any foot left if he 

 did much paperchasing in India, ridden by a heavy weight. 

 The little matter of the difference between the tempera- 

 ture at home and that in which, this Cup is contested 

 need scarcely be enlarged upon. Every one — even your 

 stay-at-home Briton, who knows that India is a place where 

 we have our *' chutney " and "brandy pawnee," filling 

 in the time with a short drink called a " gin-mill" — knows 

 that Padgett, M. P., ivas a liar ! Then, again, there is the 

 question of pace to be taken into consideration, for to win 

 the Heavy Weight Cup, our intrepid Mr. Welter must 

 go far faster over that very rough and tiring 4^ to 5 

 miles than he would have to do if he were out pur- 

 suing " bowd Reynards," and under no obligation to 

 defeat half a score more of hard-riding i3st. men. It 

 will, therefore, readily be understood that the Heavy 

 Weight Cup of the Calcutta Hunt takes a power of get- 

 ting, and once got, is a thing to be uncommonly proud 

 of. You do not want a Cloister or a Manifesto to win it, 

 but you do require a horse that is as near clean-bred as 

 can be, and that is up to at least i4st. That he must be a 

 thorough master of his profession so far as jumping is 

 concerned, goes without saying. As will be observed 

 from the conditions of the Paperchase Cup, if a heavy 

 weight wins, he has his choice of Cups, that is to 

 say, he is entitled to the Paperchase Cup itself, -and the 

 Heavy Cup then goes to the next heavy : but if the 

 winner elects to take the Heavy Weight Cup, then no 

 one else gets the Paperchase Cup. The victory of a 

 heavy weight has only happened once, namely, in 1896, 

 when Colonel Hunt on Postboy won the Paperchase Cup, 

 as already described in Chapter III, and left the Heavy 

 trophy for Mr. A. J. Pugh, who was in the first six 

 and a heavy weight. Gallant Welters have often had 

 a great dash at the Paperchase Cup to mention two 



