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•on Victoria Cook, Mr. Alountfiummery on St, Patrick, "The Major"' on 

 Claret, Mr. P. Ask on— well, for one part of the chase on his horse, 

 the remainder on his boots. This gentleman was ably backed up in 

 his comic conception of a chdsse an papt'er hy Mr. Kindergarten, who 

 like our friend the " Medium, " makes use of " Guides "-not spirits, 

 mind you, but solid flesh and blood -selected too, I am bound to admit, 

 with the utmost impartiality from amongst the field, more especially 

 from those nearest him. His system is this— when his mount deviates 

 slightly from the straight path, he is quickly brought to a sense of his 

 ofifending by a sharp cannon against the nearest equine, while his rider 

 counteracts the lateral impetus thus inadvertently acquired by a good 

 shove off from his rider, a hold of whose coat tails he wisely retains, 

 to correct a possible error in the angle of incidence, should he find it 

 necessary to correct his list to starboard by a similar process on the 

 opposite tack. 



" Mr. Kilhim and Oiler" was also in great form ; but, with him, a 

 Paperchase is a serious business ; not a ten nnnutes' scamper before 

 breakfast, but a real day's work. 



I left him working his passage at the up-junip, and if I did not 

 offer to send him out breakfast and the daily papers, it was simply 

 because I saw he had his hands full, and no time to devote to either. 

 Mr. Lauderdale on Miss President (don't let your P. D 's print this 

 Mess President — they made a Miss for themselves) went to earth ere 

 yet the chase began, but I saw the game little English m.are throwing 

 jump after jump behind her afterw ards in a way that looked very like 

 cup form. Mr. Lowlander was out on a very likely looking mare ; a 

 much safer conveyance than the Champion jumper, despite her 

 antipathy to mounted infantry which her soul disdained. Mr Jorrocks 

 was to the fore on his hurdle racer, Mr. Jonsin Clair on Blackbird, and 

 .a host of others too numerous to mention. 



The start was not a well-conceived one, as the only way to the first 

 fence was through a narrow gateway which upset some horses and 

 many tempers. The first fence in the open was near the Gurriah flat 

 Road, where a considerable crowd was collected to witness the negotia- 

 tion of a rather stiffly mixed double. 



No casualties, however, eventuated, and the field swept on in 

 scarcely diminished numbers to a big mud wall on the north side of 

 the road. Burgundy leading them over. Before crossing the road, 

 which the course did just behind Paikparah's drag, our lady rider went 

 to the head of affairs with Mr. P. Ask in spasmodic attendance, "The 

 Major," Lord William, Mountflummery, Mr. Boojum and the Gipsy in 

 attendance. Shortly after a second detachment, led by Mr. Gateacre 

 and whipped in by Mr. Jorrocks, put in an appearance, all the horses 

 jumping like garden thrushes. Rob Roy, to be sure, looked before 



