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that the gallery had no time to reach the winning post, and the leading 

 division were received by a few gaping natives. We much regret to- 

 hear that the Mem Sahib, while changing horses before the start, was 

 so badly kicked that she had to proceed home. As she was present at 

 the Ballygunge Steeplechases she apparently sustained no serious injury,, 

 and we shall soon see her again in the field. It is particularly to be- 

 regretted that the accident occurred on this occasion as all Calcutta 

 would have liked the Behar men to have seen our leading lady at the 

 head of the field. Never have we known the weather so cold as it was 

 on Saturday morning, and even the competitors in the chase hardly 

 appeared to be warm when they reached the winning post. The paper 

 was laid by Mr. Perman on Rufus and Captain Muir on Trooper. 

 Amongst the field we noticed the following Behar gentlemen : — Mr. 

 Canning on Fieldfare, Mr. Dixon on the Crocodile, and Mr. Macpher- 

 son on a brown, also Mr. Cartwright on Ladybird, Captain Harbord 

 on a brown, Mr. Lawrie on Pilgrim, Mr. Lennox on the Blackguard, 

 Mr. Gough on Jim, Captain Rochfort on a brown, Mr. pjurn on a bay,. 

 Mr. Anderson on Commissioner, Mr. Beresford on Godfrey, The 

 Bummer on Zulu, Mr. Rivers on Magpie, Dr. Morgan on a grey, Mr. 

 Butler on Lina, Major Fitzgerald on his bay, Mr. Kilburn on Red 

 Cross Knight, Mr. Helyar on a bay, Mr. Nosnevets on Red Rover,, 

 etc., etc. 



At the call of time Pilgrim and Godfrey led over the first 

 hurdle, closely followed by Zulu, Lina, Captain Harboard and' 

 Ladybird. 



This order was maintained till we reached the wall near the 

 railway, where Pilgrim refused and the running" was taken up by Zulu, 

 Godfrey and Ladybird. A sharp turn to the right now enabled the 

 field to get on terms with the leaders. A hurdle here proved too much 

 for Mr. Butler, who after hanging on to his horse by one leg in the most 

 approved circus fashion, finally sat on the cold earth with a gasp of relief. 

 We now crossed the road, Pilgrim again leading the field ; a double 

 now puzzled some of the field, especially Mr. Beresford, whose horse 

 jumped so big that he landed on the s^econd wall, and it took his rider 

 all his time to say nothing of all his bad language to recover his upright 

 position The paper next lay through some close jungle, and 

 the field had to proceed in single file. On emerging into the open 

 Mr. Macpherson dashed to the front, but the next wall brought him- 

 and his nag a regular crumpler, and we are afraid this sportman must 

 have had a bad shaking, as it looked a nasty fall. The course here 

 turned to the left over some very soft fields, the leading division con- 

 sisting of Pilgrim, Zulu, Ladybird, Jim and Godfrey. We again went 

 through a patch of jungle, and on reaching the open, the red flags 

 appeared about a quarter of a mile ahead, over some capital ground with 



