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Rawlinson on a grey, Mr. Atlay on a chestnut, Major Glancey on his 

 charger, Mr. Barrow on a bay, and a few others. 



Punctually at 7-30 Mr. Walker on Malta and " The Touyall " on Red 

 Rover started with the paper, a>id ten minutes later Mr. Johnstone 

 started the field in line over the first hurdle by the Jodhpore station 

 road, The Major and Jumbo showing the way, before the road had been 

 crossed. Turning to the left along the railway a hurdle, drop, and mud 

 wall were negotiated, most of the horses fencing beautifully. Mr. 

 Prevost's pony cleared the wall at the drop all right, but the ditch was 

 too broad for him, else he did not see it, and was so pleased with it 

 that he sat down and let his rider walk over his head ! Descending 

 into the low ground by the Thannah, Major Glancey overbalanced 

 himself in his eagerness to counteract the effects of a " peck" and 

 rolled over into the inuttee. The course now wound up a lane towards 

 the railway crossing with a mud wall laid across it which was unbroken ; 

 when the chase was over, Jumbo and The Major were still at the head 

 of afif.iirs, as we came out into the open where Zil and Beeswing joined 

 the leaders. Turning to the left we found a hurdle and mud wall which 

 stopped no one, and shortly afterwards we turned to the right over two 

 open ditches, and aj^ain to the left over a further series of open natural 

 ditches which brought us to the road Crossing over towards the Salt 

 Water Lakes Zil assumed the lead, while Jumbo and The Major made 

 room for Beeswing, and in this order the road was recrossed. The course 

 here wound through a narrow lane, which had to be gone through Indian 

 file. Zil led over the last mud wall before coming to the railway 

 station, but after coming across the rails he would not turn off the road, 

 and Beeswing cut in and romped over the last hurdle an easy first much 

 to the delight of his sporting owner, Zil second, The Major and Jumbo 

 third and fourth, respectively, Mr. Ackworth fifth, Tom sixth, and 

 Cocktail seventh. The next man showed the gallery how easy it was 

 to leave the saddle when the horse hit the hurdle, and we would caution 

 a few of the beginners to learn the art of sitting back over their fences, 

 otherwise they must come to grief sooner or later. 



Notwithstanding the dissipations of the week in the shape of 

 dancing, the " MiUado," etc., there were a good many people out at the 

 paperchase yesterday morning. The starters came out strong, and we 

 were very f.lad to see among them so many of our military friends. 

 Thursday morning is selected, as often as practicable, to suit them, and 

 we hope they will come in even larger numbers next and following 

 meets. The starters were Captain Muir on The Baron, Mr. Mylne on a 

 bay. Captain Rawlinson on his grey, Mr. Dusra on Othello, Mr. Sniktaw 

 on a bay, Mr. Butler on a chestnut, Mr. Gregory on Sterling, 



