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Handicap was second, then lons^n mtervallo. Red Rover, Comet, and 

 Little Duke. The going is improving every week, but we see that the 

 crops are still standing in the bund-country and over some of the other 

 well-known courses. 



The meet for yesterday's chase took place at Cavanagh's stables, 

 Gurriah Hat Road, and brought together a very large field both of 

 spectators and riders. The Secretary, we notice, unburdened himself 

 of one of his grievances in the advertisement of the meet, and we assist 

 him with a word in season to those sportsmen who appear to think that 

 the walls and fences put up during the week are intended more especially 

 for their delectation before the chase comes off. The '' gallery " would 

 also oblige if they would kindly keep off the crops as much as possible, 

 as compensation has of course to be paid to the ryot. 



The paper was carried by Mr. Latham and Mr. Walker, and amongst 

 the field we noticed Mrs. Cook on True Briton, Mrs. Chapman, 

 Mrs. Turner on Ariel, Mr. Beresford on Lord Donald, Mr. McCartie on 

 a grey, Mr. Alston on Pilgrim, Mr. Lawrence on Ladylove, Lord William 

 on a chestnut, Captain Hawks on his bay, Mr. Cartwright on George 

 Dashwood, Mr. Myers on Satanella, Mr. Petersen on a grey, Mr. Currie 

 on Magpie, Mr. Apostolides on Sappho, Mr. Boileau on Master 

 McGrath, Mr. Agra on Sherry Cobbler, Mr. Murray on Zil, and 

 Mr. Kilburn. The start was from the road opposite the stables, across 

 a field to the left, over a couple of hurdles, two walls and a drop jump, 

 back to the Red Road, and through some rather close country to the 

 old brickfields. Up to this point the field, with the exception of a grey 

 haired planter had managed to keep their seats. A mud wall, however, 

 shortly afterwards disposed of Mr. Myers, while Mr. Chatham came to 

 grass over a bamboo fence a little further on. The going at this point 

 was rather slow, for the paper led through thick jungle and huts plenti- 

 fully strewed the course. A turn to the right brought the riders out into 

 more easy country with a succession of mud walls and a short stretch 

 of open fields. A portion of the field here went astray in chase of the 

 Apostle and lost their places, and Mr. Alston, Mr. Murray and Lord 

 William formed the leading division as the red flags came in view. At 

 the corner Mr. Alston overran the paper, letting Lord William up for 

 the first place, with Mr. Murray second, while he came third. Then 

 came some six or seven of our usual riders for a place, then a hiatus, and 

 the rest of the field at intervals. 



No gaieties or parades intervening, this week's meet took place on 

 the usual day, Thursday, the start being from Jodhpore Thannah. The 

 task of finding suitable ground for the courses this year has been rather 

 a hard one. The sudden and heavy rain we had towards the end of the 

 monsoon ran off instead of penetrating the flat ground, and the conse- 



