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two hurdles nicely placed for racing home over. Mr. Lawrie now gave 

 Pilgrim her head, and coming away as he liked, won by several lengths- 

 Zulu was second over the final hurdle, but his rider pulled up before 

 reaching the red flags. Ladybird and Jim therefore had a race for 

 second place which the former gained by a neck. Godfrey, Major 

 Fitzgerald and Red Rover came next, and then Mr. Canning and 

 another Behar gentleman treated the public to a slashing finish for 

 seventh position. We hear that the Behar sportsmen did not think 

 the jumps big enough ; we would, however, remind them that as, with 

 one exception, they rode in the ruck, the leps were considerably knocked 

 about before they reached them. The one exception alluded to 

 attempted to lead the field over a wall, and as above mentioned, came 

 to grief. We ourselves think the jumps are quite big enough to afford a 

 pleasant ride, as it is not desirable that paperchasing should be turned 

 into steeplechasing. ' 



We regret to find that the descriptions of the paperchases which 

 has appeared in these columns have given rise to the querulous 

 correspondence which have been amusing the Calcutta public during 

 the last week. It must be owned that when about ten riders all come 

 in close together (every one of them gravely asserting that he is either 

 second or third) it is sometimes rather difficult to chronicle their proper 

 positions, but as it happens this season, our reporter has had a remark- 

 ably good view of the finishes, and we are satisfied that the first flight 

 have always been correctly placed. However, after all, people go to 

 these chases for a morning ride and not for the sake of their names 

 appearing in the public prints. 



The sixth Paperchase had been postponed twice on account of the 

 foggy weather, and we supposed the gallery were afraid to again being 

 disappointed, as the gathering at the winning post yesterday was very 

 scanty. The field, however, was quite up to the average. The start 

 took place to the right of the Jodhpore Thannah about 300 yards from 

 the main road. The paper was carried by Mr. Perman on the'Juvenile, 

 and Mr Pedestrian on Cinders. Among the field we noticed the 

 Mem Sahib on Atalanta, Captain Muir on Trooper, Mr. Kilburn on 

 Red Knight, Mr. Burn on a brown, Lord Willian\ on a bay, Mr. Beres- 

 ford on Kirk, Mr. Mercantile on Zil, Mr. Chapman on a bay, Indigo 

 Billy on Blackwater, Mr. Peel on his little grey, Captain McCausland 

 on St. Patrick, Mr. Gough on Jim, Mr. Myers on Zulu, Mr. Stevenson 

 on Red Rover, Captain Webb on the Squire, Mr. Cartwright on 

 Ladybird, Mr. McCartie on the Crocodile, Dr. Morgan on Fairlie, 

 Mr. Cochin China on Telescope, Mr. Campobello on Partition, 

 Mr. Lawiie on the Pilgrim, Mr. Currie on Volunteer, Mr. Chota Walker 

 on Pedestrian, Mr. Tangee, etc., etc. 



