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the morning. The weather was just right, while the shower of rain 

 which fell on Sunday last had considerably improved the going The 

 Government House party turned out strong, and Lord William gave the 

 public a treat by showing them Jack's jumping powers. 



The Cup, we believe, will be run for in the second week in March. 

 We anticipate that there will only be about ten starters. From their 

 performances, Zil, Blackwater, Pilgrim, and Zulu appear to hold the rest 

 of the field safe " The Tougall," however, has rendered himself so 

 useful to his employers, that they object to his risking his precious life 

 over leps. Blackwater will, therefore, not start, but we ought to witness 

 a grand race between the other three, while Commissioner, Jim, and 

 Red Knight are sure to be in the front rank. 



The course yesterday was good, though some of the turns were very 

 sharp, no doubt with the idea of stopping the pace, which it certainly 

 succeeded in doing to some extent. Falls were very plentiful. Sovereign 

 slipped up at a corner, and got rid of his rider, while Othello also slipped 

 going up a bank, his rider escaping with a dirty coat. Mr. Agra also 

 came to grief at an open ditch, which he charged with all the daring and 

 impetuosity that characterised his performances on the Kentish hunting 

 nag, which however stopped short, but his rider's blood was now roused, 

 and casting a look of contempt on his steed he boldly dived over the 

 chasm, and was afterwards seen proceeding nimbly on his boots through 

 a ploughed field. 



The start took place across the railway, close to the Jodhpore 

 station. The paper was laid by Mr. Perman and Captain Muir. 

 Amongst the starters we noticed the Mem Sahib on Black Pearl, Mrs. 

 Chapman on Master McGrath, Mr. Baron on Zulu, Mr. Beresford on 

 Silver Fox, Captains Rochfort and Harbord on a pair of browns, Major 

 Cook on Harlequin, Mr. Dunne on a black, Mr. Chota Pedestrian on 

 Othello, The Bummer on Godfrey, Mr. Sandilands on Jimmy, Mr. Burn 

 on a brown, Mr. Peel on his little grey, Mr. Mercantile on Zil, Lord 

 William on Jack, Mr. Rawlinson on a bay, Mr. Gough on- Jim, Mr, 

 Anderson on Commissioner, Mr. Cooper on Red Rover, Mr. Chapman 

 on Sovereign, Mr. Agra on Full Stop, Mr. Learoyd on Handicap, Mr. 

 Apcar on Tambourine, etc , etc. 



At the call of time, Tambourine, Captain Harbord, and Zulu led 

 off at a sharp pace over a hurdle, which was placed parallel with the 

 railway, and then round to the right over a line of jumps well placed 

 in the open. We next turned to the left over a couple of ditches, and 

 up a lane. About twelve of the leaders here overshot the paper, which 

 turned off very sharp to the right. This enabled Commissioner and 

 Black Pearl to obtain the lead, and they rattled straight away for about 

 half a mile at a merry pace. The course now curved round in the 



