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was at Rosedale. The paper was carried by Messrs. Barnagore and 

 Jack Spraggon, and the assemblage of both followers and on-lookers 

 was much above the average, in fact every thing held out promise of a 

 good morning's sport. These early hopes were not, however, destined to 

 'be realised, as the course turned out to be a very indifferent one. 

 Most people agreed in pronouncing last week's course the best of 

 the season, and yesterday there appeared to be an equally general con- 

 sensus of opinion in pronouncing that day's the worst. We owe a debt 

 of gratitude to the disinterested promoters of our favourite cold weather 

 morning amusement, but they will pardon us for asserting our rights to 

 a free born Briton's dearest privilege, a grumble, when things don't go 

 exactly to please us. The main object in laying out a course is 

 undoubtedly, to make it a good one to ride over, but it should not be 

 altogether lost sight of that a large percentage of subscribers to the 

 pastime take almost, if not quite as great an interest in seeing a " lep " 

 or two from the road, and then hurrying off with some chance at all events 

 of seeing the finish, as do the most consistent and enthusiastic followers 

 of the paper. Did the fact of a course being a gallery one in any way 

 detract from its excellence in other respects, we should not for a 

 moment advocate the Macadamizer's cause, but when the fact is that 

 the fun of il e thing is materially enhanced by the presence of a gallery 

 at some point or other, notably the finish, we certainly think that those 

 of us who, as Mr. Posilethwaite unfeelingly puts it, have not the pluck 

 to try or the ability to sit, over fences (whether with or without the 

 natural aid a bridle is supposed to lend) are entitled to something for 

 our money. Talking over yesterday's course a disappointed spectator 

 suggested that next time the paper should be laid from the Chandney 

 Chowk and in bye-lanes to the Cathedral. If we are to have it on the 

 pucka, why not give the Tramway a turn. We are sure Mr. Souttar 

 would make a reduction on taking a quantity and convey spectators 

 from find to finish for an anna a piece. But to yesterday's chase ; the 

 course diverged from the High Road by a narrow lane opposite 

 '' Rosedale" which it left a hundred yards further on to negotiate a cast- 

 iron field and a mud wall on the right, after which it turned again in the 

 same direction to introduce a hurdle and a half finished bamboo theatre. 

 Having disposed of these miscellaneous obstacles, it emerged on the 

 pucka to which it stuck until a considerable distance beyond the Rail- 

 way, when it turned abruptly to the left across the Brick Fields and 

 past the Rifle Butts, ending at the Village Cross Road just beyond 

 Ballygunge. Owing to the tortuous nature of the course, the pace was 

 scarcely so fast as usual, and in consequence of the difficulty experienced 

 in finding the paper which was repeatedly overrun the field was spread- 

 eagled to an unusual extent. A trio got away at the start, the ruck 

 'headed alternately by Mr. Leatherhead and Mr. Durrud on Colac who 



