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he leaped at the drop, but Mr. Jorrocks displayed such an obvious, 

 determination of going on without him that he thought better of it, and 

 his rider was well back in his saddle again as he rode at the next 

 " unavoidable lep " and disappeared in the jungle. The course from 

 this point appeared and disappeared from sight, at short intervals, the 

 flutter of a riding habit now and again intimating that our "Leading Lady" 

 was in her wonted place while Lord William was almost equally easily 

 identified by means of his elegant Corduroy Caubeen, an old family 

 heirloom I was told by a young scion of the Waterford family which 

 had succeeded to the jeopardous appointment of his many dented 

 EUwood. On emerging the last time some one got a regular roley- 

 poley, gyrating among the horse's feet like a shot rabbit. Mr. Mount- 

 flummery had at this point apparently the best of it with Mr. Boojum 

 in attendance, " Burgundy " . next, Lord William and the Major 



handy, but as they came down to the last fence Mrs. let out 



Champion, whom she'd only been indulging in a well-timed pull and 

 easily stalling off the determined, if slightly wobbly, rush of Mr. 

 Mountflummery sailed over the last hurdle and won amidst loud cheers, 

 Mr. Boojum third, Lord William fourth, and the Major fifth. '' Burgundy" 

 but for the main portion of the last hurdle being represented by a single 

 bamboo, might have been third. As it was, he and his rider set to 

 rivalling the Empress of the Arena, luckily without damage to either 

 horse or rider. 



So ended the best Paperchase it has ever been my lot to see. 



The penultimate Paperchase of the season came off yesterday, the 

 meet being at the Jodhpore Thannah. As it was generally known 

 that a number of men were keeping their horses for the Cup, much 

 was not expected of yesterday's chase, but contrary to expectation, it 

 was most successful, and eventuated in a very near thing between 

 two of the favourites for the Cup on Thursday next. Jodhpore is a 

 longish way from home to meet, but a good many laggards having 

 been left out in the cold more than once this year already, 

 punctuality was pretty well observed, and the road between the 

 Thannah and the station was crowded with all sorts of vehicles, 

 including three drags, by the appointed hour. The paper was carried 

 by Messrs. Lawrence and George on J. M. and Shamrock, but their 

 bags appear to have been but sparsely furnished as the •' scent " gave 

 out before they reached home. The field, despite the fact that Cup 

 horses were being eased off, was a very large one, and there were 

 many likely performers ridden out among them, " The Major " on Claret, 

 Lord William on Mariner, the '' Bounding Jockey," Mr. Nilloc on Black 

 Prince, Mr. Mountflummery on St. Patrick, Mr. Sniktaw on Blank, 



