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soon up, and apparently relished his spill so much that he did his- 

 utmost to repeat the performance among the carriages. His horse,, 

 however, would not allow him to indulge further in his acrobatic fancies. 

 The finish was now left to Trooper, Blackwater, Gazelle, and Gipsy, and' 

 they negotiated the last wall in the order named ; " The Tougall " now 

 shot the corner sharp, and obtained the lead from Captain Muir, whO' 

 was never able to regain it, and was beaten for first position by a length. 

 Mr. Beresford, who came with a rattle at the finish, a good third, just in 

 front of the little Captain who was followed by Mr. Lawrence, Mr.. 

 Anderson and Mr. O'M alley. 



The riding with a few exceptions was very bad, and we trust as the 

 season advances we shall have an improvement, as there is plenty of 

 room for it. We were sorry to miss these good sportsmen Mr. Cart- 

 wright, the Major, Mr. Agra, Mr, Cecil, Mr. McNair and others. We 

 trust their absence is only temporary, and that we shall soon see them< 

 again to the front. 



We have been requested to add that Dr. Woolcott's funeral willi 

 take place at 4-30 p.m., this afternoon, from 184, Dhurrumtollah. 



We much regret that our article of Friday's Paperchase was sent 

 into press before the writer had heard full particulars of the fatal 

 termination of Dr. Woolcott's unfortunate accident, and we were only- 

 able to refer shortly to the painful event. His death has cast a great- 

 gloom over the sporting community of Calcutta, as not only was he a- 

 great favourite with them, but he was also very popular with the- 

 general public, as he was always willing and pleased to take any amount 

 of trouble to oblige anyone who sought his services. He was only 

 25 years of age, and, as he was devoted to his profession, had very 

 bright prospects in life. He was a bold rider, a good sportsman, and 

 a cheery companion. We never heard any one say a word against him, 

 and we believe he had not an enemy in the world. The liking and' 

 respect the Calcutta Public had for him was amply testified^ by the 

 numerous attendance at his funeral on Saturday. 



So deep was the regret felt by all at the fatal accident to Dr. 

 Woolcott in the first Paperchase, that it was decided, as a tribute to- 

 his memory, that no meeting should take place during the following 

 week. Since then we have had so much rain that the country has not 

 been in a fit state to ride over. Messrs Carlisle and Walker, however, 

 have been hard at work making a course, and the second chase took 

 place yesterday morning. The course was one of the best we have 

 ever seen, the jungle being avoided in a marvellous way. The going: 

 was capital, but we think the distance was a little too long, considering. 



