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The paper was laid by the owner of Warwickshire Lad and 

 another gentleman. The meet was at the Old Kennels and the finish 

 at the same place as on the two former occasions. When 

 time was given, Colac, Temperance, Lancer, The Young 

 Un, S. Black and Crushing Luck led the van and streamed 

 away. The first three jumps were taken safely, although a good 

 many floundered at a smartish drop with a bank and brambles, on 

 the near sides. After the fourth jump the varmint grey was running 

 riderless, and Jorrock's former master was out of the run, worse luck, 

 for I have often gloried in having him at my girths in former times ; then 

 the field streamed on, The Young Un at its head with the Sporting 

 vet and Crushing Luck's rider attending him. Soon after the latter 

 left his horse one side of a wall and got over the other side himself. 



Here Temperance wanted to stop to bear him company, but 

 his rider struck his rowels home, and kept him going in the Black's 

 wake, followed by Lancer and Beeswing, and so on merrily they 

 went ding-dong. First the Black, then Temperance and a non-Lancer 

 leading alternately, and by-and-bye, the Bank representative having 

 remounted, got to the head of affairs. By this time The Young Un's 

 horse had had enough, although his rider rode like a good man and 

 true, and, biding carefully on Crushing Luck's heels were the noble 

 Captain and the Sporting vet with Beeswing a little in the rear. 



At the last hurdle it was evident the place of honour lay between 

 Lancer and Temperance, and after a sharp tussle the sporting 

 vet landed his horse in front. So ended a glorious day to me, for 

 I had soared far above my present place into the realms I some time 

 ago lived in and honoured. 



Mephistopheles. 



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The first paperchase of the season took place on Saturday, and as 

 this was the initial meet, it cannot but be looked upon as a very success- 

 ful one. It must be remembered by those who were not there to see for 

 themselves that the country is still very holding, and in most places the 

 long crops are standing, so that the promoters had considerable difficulty 

 in finding a line of country suitable to their purpose at all. All things 

 considered,the course was a decidedly good one, and the straggling nature 

 of the finish fully accounted for the state of the ground, and want of con- 

 dition in the nags. Next chase should see a marked improvement in both. 



The paper was carried by Messrs. Alipore and Latham, the latter 

 riding that perfect little horse The Weaver and the former Young 

 W. P. who should make a nice horse in time. The field was rather 

 over than under average number, many new faces swelling the ruck. A 



