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vicissitude of the chase failed to reduce. Temperance and (iipsy 

 favoured by their light weights went alternately to the front, and at one- 

 time it looked as if one or other of them would be able to turn the 

 tables on " Mr. Pedestrian's " successful black, but overrunning the paper 

 i^efore the second last fence Lord William and the " B. J." were first 

 to catch the "holloa '' of a dismounted mounted infantry man, and the 

 finish was between the two, which resulted in something very near a 

 dead heat, the Invincible having just a little the best of it. " Mr. Cochin- 

 China" a good third. Captain Sapper fourth, and Fred. Archer an 

 indifferent fifth. 



The second group appeared to me to number many men and horses, 

 who with a little time will be able to hold their own with the flyers of 

 the hunt, and I noticed more new good jumpers out than I have seen- 

 at Ballygunge for some seasons now. 



The fourth meet of the season took place yesterday, the fixture 

 being the same as last week— "Rosedale" on the Gurriah Hat Road. The 

 course this time, however, took quite a different direction, and afforded 

 on-lookers as well as pursuers a capital morning's fun. The line selected 

 started eastward from the main road, but recrossed at the Juggernauth- 

 Car, where it disappeared into the jungle, to emerge z^id the sheep-pens 

 on the Red Road, and after a good hit of turning and twisting with 

 fences of all kinds, some big and some little, it ultimately brought the 

 field to a capital "kill in the open " over what appeared to me to be a 

 particularly high hurdle, at which some very pretty jumping was seen 

 by a somewhat limited gallery. I do not myself see the necessity for 

 the present veil of mystery in which it is considered indispensable to 

 enshroud the finish. The idea, I believe, is to prevent any of the 

 followers taking a bee-line for the last obstacle instead of going the 

 course, but this is surely not necessary. Supposing any one yester- 

 day had started with the ruck, and after a bit made tracks for Jodhpur^ 

 the chances are he'd have taken about as long to get there by The pucka- 

 as did the paper hunters, and finish over the last jump from the winning 

 side, and I rather calculate it would be that "gent's" last appearance 

 at a chasse au papier. I think the management might iiive all professed* 

 followers credit for an intention to go the course and let it be generally 

 known to the large number of those who came out to see where to go 

 to see it. 



The fences were not any bigs;er than usual, yet grief was epidemic,, 

 and this was caused, no doubt, by the pace at which the chase was run. 

 It is no uncommon occurrence to find a man looking for his horse on 

 paperchase mornings, but this morning the order of things was reversed, 

 a good natured " Sandy " who had found and frozen to a riderless steed 



