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Barney, who was one of the slow and sure order. In 1900,. 

 Captain Tyrrell, who was on the Commander-in-Chiefs 

 staff, won on Idolator, a horse that is still to the fore in 

 Calcutta, and now and again carries Mr. William Dods 

 out hunting with his cousin's foxhounds, and a mighty 

 nice jumper he used to be. In 1901, a hard-riding gunner 

 officer, Major Ferrar, won on a remarkably fine stamp of 

 horse named Protection who had plenty of speed and also 

 in that year won the Hunter's Steeplechase at Tollygunge, 

 ridden by Mr. Harry Stokes. Major Ferrar afterwards took 

 this o"ood Australian horse home and hunted him for several 

 seasons. In 1902 there was no Heavy Weight Cup as 

 no one riding the qualifying weight finished in the first 

 six. It was the year Mr. Bell-Irving won the Paperchase 

 Cup on Dunnabie. In 1903, Mr. Curtis-Hay ward scored on 

 Sylvia, a thoroughbred mare who was often very rash and 

 gave her courageous owner a tremendous number of falls, 

 but stood up over the Cup course alright. Captain 

 Keighley, who is still with the Bodyguard, won in 1904, on 

 a great raking chestnut named Marquis, and the following 

 year saw the " arrival " of Dr. Forsyth and Corydon who 

 have between them put up the biggest record, in connec- 

 tion with this event that has ever been achieved. To win 

 it three times is a good enough record, but to win it on 

 each occasion after making a big fight with the winner ot 

 the Paperchase Cup a still greater one. Mr7 N. M. 

 Macdonald of the Bank of Bengal ''intervened" in 1906, 

 but in 1907 and last year the indomitable pair — The Doctor 

 and Corydon — won after the hottest of hot fights. If this 

 book could include the record of season 1908-9, we have 

 no doubt that we should have the privilege of placing yet 

 another notch in this good horse's score ! This, however, 

 will be left to the historian of the future when the time 

 arrives for the next edition of this already very bulky 

 tome. All that now remains to be done is to publish the 



