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into the open country where our first meeting ended. Mr. Collin was 

 the first to appear in the open on a horse, which we do not remember 

 to have seen before, but from the way the animal went over the double 

 he is evidently no new performer over country. Messrs. D'Arcy and 

 Leatherhead with two or three more also got safely over, but Nancy 

 who up to this had evidently been going well declined to have aught to 

 say to it, and it was some time before her straightgoing rider could 

 persuade her that she must. A long distance separated the first and 

 second flight, the latter party bemg headed by Lord Wilham (who up to 

 this had had two soft falls). When they did appear at what doubtless 

 to many appeared a formidable obstacle, refusals were the order of 

 the day. and one gallant horseman having negociated the first hurdle 

 found the second even more difficult, and in the end had to make good 

 his escape through one of the wings. The course now bore towards 

 the station, then took a sharp turn to the right, and recrossing the road 

 disappeared from the view of the gallery for ever. When near the finish 

 Mr, D'Arcy and the Captain with one or two followers overshot the 

 paper, and before they could recover the lost ground, the chase was 

 over, first being secured by Mr. Collin, Mr. Whiteboots second, and the 

 learned judge on Norseman third. 



The pace wns not so fast as usual owing to the rather cramped state 

 of the course. 



The meet took place yesterday at Rosedale on the Gurriah Hat 

 Road nominally at 7 o'clock, actually some twenty minutes later, the 

 hares, contrary to their wont, being on this occasion the delinquents. 



The morning was a perfect one for a chasse ait papier and both field 

 and gallery were larger than on any occasion this season, despite the 

 absence of Lord William and his hard riding contingent. The paper 

 was carried by Mr. Latham and Captain A. D. Sea, the latter riding 

 Shamrock, who jumped in his usual grand style. The field com- 

 prised most of our local leaders of the hunt, if we except Mr. Patch- 

 work and the absent owner of little " Di Vernon" who has not put in 

 an appearance by the way since the first day at Ballygunge when she 

 fell with poor " Stuffy," breaking his right collar bone and left arm. 

 Over a paperchase course it is impossible to throw her, and very difficult 

 indeed to catch her, and with a little schooling there is little doubt but 

 that she would turn out an equally safe a)id speedy conveyance over a 

 country. But to our Paperchase. Mr. Alipore on his W. P. joined the 

 field on this occasion, as did also Mr. Barnagore and Mr. Hilldale on a 

 handsome black, which has received a good amount of schooling for the 

 business at Mr. Latham's hands, but many of our debiita?it sportsmen for 

 some reason or other stuck to the pucka, whilst others threw up the sponge 



