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Mr. Alston the opportunity of trying conclusions for first place. 

 Mr. Alston's mare, however, landed a most enjoyable chase pretty easily. 

 How is it that we have not had a " double " yet in any of the chases ? 



Owing to the holidays the hour fixed for the fourth chase was 

 8 o'clock, and most people will regret that the daily labours of a large 

 proportion of our sporting community prevent this from being the usual 

 hour. We fancy that many sportsmen gladly hailed the respite of one 

 hour after the convivialities of the previous night. Be that as it may, out 

 they turned in force. Amongst those present were many of the visitors 

 whom the attractions of the season call to Calcutta some old friends, 

 some new, but all equally welcome. On the other hand, several of our 

 well-known riders were conspicuous by their absence, having gone 

 elsewhere for the Christmas holidays. The course was certainly the 

 best we have had this season, and afforded the spectators ample opportu- 

 nity of witnessing their friends' horsemanship. Amongst the field Ave 

 noticed the Mem Sahib on a chestnut, Mrs. Chapman on Sovereign, 

 Mrs. Turner on Ariel, Mrs. Murray on Peg, Mrs. Sanders on Red Rover, 

 Mr. John on Comet, Mr. Alston on Pilgrim, Mr. Learoyd on Handicap, 

 George Dashwood on George Dashwood, Mr. Euripedes on Sappho, 

 Mr. Cochin China on Telescope, Mr. Rivers on Magpie, Mr. Bintang 

 on Zil, Mr. Beresford on King Arthur, Mr. Donny on Query, Mr. Agra 

 on Little Duke, Lord William on a chestnut. Captain Harbord on a 

 grey, Mr. Little on another of the same colour, Mr. Pedestrian on 

 Cinders, and Captain Hawks on his bay. Juggernauth Car was the start- 

 ing point, and Captain Muir and Mr. Latham took charge of the paper 

 on Skipper and the Weaver. 



At the call of time they started down the road and field off across 

 the open to the right, then to the left and over a wall which brought 

 them to the Sheep-pens, where they negotiated a hurdle and went on 

 and off" a garden. The Mem Saheb, Pilgrim and Handicap were lead- 

 ing when they crossed the Red Road, followed by Comet, Red Rover, 

 Little Duke and the rest. The hurdle in the open upset the Mem 

 Saheb's chestnut, and we were very glad to hear afterwards that what 

 looked like a nasty fall had resulted in nothing more serious than a 

 severe shaking. The paper lay to the right again over some heavy going 

 with a mud wall in the middle through the jungle and across the open. 

 Another mud wall to the left barred the homeward track, which then lay 

 over two hurdles on the high ground, across the kutcha road and 

 through a mango tope, when the field were again in sight of the Red 

 Road. Here Pilgrim was still at the head of affairs with Handicap 

 coming along, and the rest a little way off, and this order was maintained 

 to the finish which was over two walls in the narrow field leading to the 

 Red Road. Mr. Alston and Pilgrim scored their third win this season, 



