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number of starters was again large, over 35 having actually finished,, 

 including three ladies As long as things go on in this encouraging 

 way, there need be no talk of giving up paper-chasing. Indeed, we 

 have never seen it more popular than it has been this season in spite 

 of the new railway and other drawbacks. The following is a list of 



siarters : — 



Mrs. Murray on Peggy, Mrs. Eck on a black, Mrs. Rautenburg on 

 a black, Mr. Tom Anderson on Commissioner, Lord William Beresford 

 on a bay, Mountflummery on Bourbon, Mr. O'Malley on Gipsy, 

 Mr. Orrell on Toby, Captain Muir on Diamond, Captain Gordon on a 

 bay, H r. Murray on Zil, Mr. Turner on a bay, Mr. Rawlinson on 

 Forester, Mr. Cartwright on Hurricane, Mr. Paget on a bay, Mr. 

 Gregory on Sterling, Ballygunge Jim on Beeswing, Mr. Acworth on 

 a black, Mr. Shelto on Pygmalion, the Prophet on Red Rover, Mr. 

 John Anderson on Bedouin, Mr. Dusra on Othello, Mr. Dynamite on 

 Paddy, Mr. Holmes on The Beau, Mr. Killian on his chestnut, 

 Mr. Henry on Dontcherknow, Mr. Kennedy on Bob, Mr. Sniktaw on 

 Contrariety, Captain Worlledge on a black, the Macnabb on Selina, 

 Mr. Shanghai on Mr. Millett's black, and a few others. 



The course was, perhaps, a trifle longer than usual, but the going 

 was excellent, and the jumps, 23 in number, were well placed ; indeed, 

 from the favourable comments we heard from riders all round, it must 

 have been an unusually happy selection. Starting to the right of the 

 road leading down to Jodhpore station over a hurdle, it wound round to 

 the left by the railway line over the drop and mud wall, and along the 

 low crround towards the Thannah over a bank mud wall and hurdle, 

 the latter placed at the entrance to the lane which winds round to the 

 railway crossing ; and out into the open cross the paddyfields, where 

 hurdles and mud walls were judiciously placed at convenient intervals, 

 along to the " Monsoon Road.' The course took a turn round by the 

 Salt Water Lakes, and back again at the back of the tanks, eventually 

 finishing with two hurdles not far from the Jodhpore station. 



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

 Footlights started with the paper bags, and after allowing them twelve 

 minutes' grace. Lord William called time, and away they went in a line, 

 Zil, Toby, Sterling and The Beau immediately taking the lead. The 

 pace was slow at first, but after getting out into the open it became a 

 regular cracker, the leaders racing each other alternately from start 

 to finish. There were very few spills. The Shanghai paperchaser 

 found water jumps too big, and gave it up as a bad job. The old 

 black, however, was not accustomed to this sort of thing, and went on 

 without him. 



Coming back from the Salt Water Lakes Sterling and Zil raced 

 together all along to the finish, Zil securing the verdict by half a length. 



