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■jumped in his old Warnambool style overrunning the scent, and practi- 

 cally the issue of the chase was confined to these members, as the field 

 never got on terms with them. The finish between the three was close 

 enough to be exciting, and wDuld have been closer still had Mr. Kin^s- 

 man's mount not stumbled badly within sight of the last hurdle. As 

 lit was, Mr. Mac's mare, Nancy, who was ridden most resolutely 

 throughout by her sporting owner, won pretty easily from Mr. Hilldale's 

 handsome Young 'Un, who should make a chaser by this time next year, 

 Mr. Kingsman a good third. Falls were more numerous than usual, 

 several of our very best men on the pick of our paperchasers coming 

 •to grief, while one or two ponies, especially Venus, went the course to 

 'the admiration of every one. 



The meet on Saturday was at the Jodhpore Thanna on the C/urriah 

 •Hat Road at 7 o'clock, and a goodly array of Calcutta's fair women and 

 brave men turned out with unusual punctuality. The paper was carried 

 'by the " Notlimah Brothers" riding Mr. Hilldale's black and J. M. 

 The course was by every one out pronounced perfect. Not onlv was it 

 over a fine line of country with a variety of good fences, but the finish 

 brought riders back to where second horses and traps were waiting to 

 iake them back in time for ofiice, no small consideration with a Monday 

 mail-day. In addition to this the Gallery enjoyed peculiar facilities for 

 seeing with very little trouble a larger proportion of the course, and thus 

 getting across to the finish which was most happily chosen, the course 

 ■terminating with what the immortal Jorrocks terms, "an unavoidable 

 lep " where a more than usual amount of fun was afforded. Some 

 people take their comforts with them everywhere, and why not paper- 

 chasing, but when you do organize a seemingly faultless " bundobust, '> 

 ■it is hard if things get mixed. And yet it does occur, or a man who 

 lends out three horses and spare saddlery, not to mention gharries and 

 other precautions, would not have to get a lift home collecting his 

 reUnues en roufe. " Douglas, Douglas why didst thou leave me" falls 

 ;flat after the touching appeal of Charlie's heartsick owner to his recal- 

 citrant steed, but then Cabulees are ungrateful. 



The following was not so numerous as on some occasions, but men 

 were evenly mounted which prevented falling and a straggling finish. 

 ■Of course there must be leaders in every chase, but on Saturday the 

 leading quartet — consisting of a hard riding red coat'on old Telegram, 

 Mr. Mac on Nancy who was not going quite kindly, Mr. Nilloc and 

 Lord William on Oliver Twist — were unable to stave off a very imposing 

 ruck who, led by Mr. D'Arcy, took everything rough and smooth 

 without a check, and were close up at the finish. It is getting close upon 

 Cup time now, and judging from the fields we have out, the struggle 

 ■this year for the trophy should be a grand one. Warwickshire Lad, so 



