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long faa'l^ prtnce/)s a.t the g^me had he not broken down, would have- 

 met adversaries quite worthy of his steel in Telegram. Oliver Twist, 

 The Cripple, Bachelor, Di Vernon, Patchwork, Nancy and a host 

 of other nearly first class nags. As it is, the race for the Cup is a very 

 open one. If funds allowed it would be a good thing to have a second 

 chase over the same course, for all horses adjudged second class, country 

 brf^ds and galloways and ponies of all classes. There is a large propor- 

 tion of paperchasers who go well and regularly every meet, who have 

 not the very ghost of a chance against the flyers of the hunt, and if our 

 suggestion finds favour with the powers that be, we feel certain that a 

 very good race will be the result. There is a proposal on foot, we 

 understand, to have a day's sky racing, why not have it at Ballygunge 

 where a good flat course and natural "lep one" are both ready to hand ? 

 The new race stand is practically dismantled, so there is no inducement 

 to stick to the maidan. But the Saturday's chase. 



At twenty minutes past seven tmie was called, and the field led by 

 Messrs. Mac and D'Arcy raced away down the road, turned into the 

 jungle in the right and after negotiating two hurdles and a wall, 

 emerged in the open byjodhpore Station, all now together, Mr. D'Arcy 

 leading. It was a pretty sight to see the field negotiate the three 

 jumps in the open, and on-lookers owe a special debt of gratitude to the 

 gentleman on the Grey who gratuitously threw in the wire fence by the 

 Railway. Nancy forged ahead after the first hurdle, but refusing later 

 on jostled ]Mr. D'Arcy's mount, the pair being put out of the first flight 

 by the cofitretemps. Crossing the road the course took down the parallel, 

 hollows on the Calcutta side, where a diversity of fences had been built 

 including a water jump and a most uncompromising drop. Turning 

 back to the right, the field was together, led by Messrs. Mac, Hopkins 

 and Kingsman, who raced into the open by the Alipore Lane over a 

 bund, a hurdle and the unavoidable crossing bunds. Telegram ran 

 wide and Mr. Kingsman speedily took advantage of his adversary's 

 detour, handling his mount in the most artistic manner. The old chest- 

 nut's turn of speed was, however, too much for him ; and Mr, Hopkins 

 once in the straight sent the old horse along sixteen annas and got first 

 over the last fence by a length, Mr. Mac third, and Lord William who 

 was fast catching the leaders a good fourth. The enthusiasm displayed 

 by the field was something to be remembered, one gentleman beating his 

 horse easily by a waistcoat, another finding his horse unable or un- 

 willing to accept the ultimate obstacle, going on alone. The chase 

 altogether was most enjoyable, and will long be remembered both by 

 those who rode and those who looked on, as the jolliest we have had 

 for a very long time. 



Paperchases do not make cold weather any more than do swallows 

 constitute summer, still the advertisement of the Paperchase Cup day,. 



