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has been put up, and which everyone predicted would spoil our paper- 

 chases, the courses so far have been excellent, and Saturday's was not 

 an exception. At the same time, there is no doubt that we are getting 

 further away from Calcutta ; and unless the new Dock scheme collapses, 

 we must make up our minds to start earlier, for we cannot do without 

 our favourite cold weather sport. Amongst the goodly show of starters 

 we noticed Lord William Beresford on a black, Captain Harbord on 

 Zulu, Lord Clandeboye on a bay. Captain Muir on Sappho, Mr. Alston 

 on Pilgrim, Mr. Richardson on Crinolette, Mr. W. W. Petrie on Snark, 

 Mr. Rawlinson on a grey, Mr. Evans on a bay, Mr. Edwards on Nancy, 

 Mr. Chapman on Hurricane, Jamie on Curly, Mr. F. Walker on a 

 brown, Mr. Newall on Trump Card, Mr Sawyer on Nellie, and several 

 others. Mr. Latham on Weaver and "TheTougall" on Red Rover started 

 with the paper at the Jodhpore Thannah, and thirteen minutes later the 

 starters got the word to go. The course lay to the left of the road 

 towards the railway, where on the high ground was placed a nice long 

 hurdle, over which the leaders went in line, Pilgrim, Crinolette, Lord 

 Clandeboye, Trump Card, and Nellie showing well in front. The next 

 obstacle was a mud wall with a ditch m front, which the leaders negotia- 

 ted in grand form, but it was too much for some of the tail of the field, 

 and several stopped short, at least the riders did ; some of the horses 

 went on without them. A hurdle was the next lep met with, and then 

 we crossed the road up to the station, and turning to the right came on 

 a mud wall judiciously placed between two banks ; and on to the road 

 through a narrow gap So far the leaders were unchanged, and after 

 rattling down the road we turned to the left over a hurdle on the high 

 ground, then down into the paddy fields, where the going was rather 

 heavy ; but it did not last long, and we soon came on to firmer ground 

 to the right over two mud walls. Three retired Sylhet planters were 

 racing for the lead as we came across by the lane to the Ballygunge 

 Road, but going round a sharp corner to the right Crinolette and Nellie 

 slipped up and got rid of their riders. Mr. Richardson, however, was 

 not to be done, and getting into the saddle again caught up the leaders 

 at the two ditches, which had checked some of them Pilgrim had by 

 this time obtained a strong lead, and as we came into the open was 

 sailing in front with the race comfortably in hand, the second division 

 together some three fields behind. After crossing the railway bund 

 the red flags appeared and Mr. Alison came cantering in first with Lord 

 Chandeboye and Mr. Richardson riding hard some distance behind 

 for second honours, which was eventually secured by the former. 

 Mr. Richardson's third was a most creditable performance for horse 

 and rider, seeing that they had both been down, thereby losing a lot of 

 ground. Mr. Newall on his new purchase was fourth, Ballygunge Jim 

 on old place fifth, Mr. W. W. Petrie on Snark sixth, with Mr. Rawlinson, 



