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paper. No names are disclosed, but we are allowed to say the donor 

 is a " Burra Salieb " which ought to encourage other IJurra Saheb<; to 

 allow their assistants to join in this healthy amusement. A record of 

 the first six past the flag is being kept by one of the hares, and any one 

 objecting to the placing, as it appears in this paper, the day following 

 the chase, should lodge objections and reason forthwith, and have any 

 possible errors rectified. The new railway has sent us further away, 

 but we are still safe to have our favourite cold weather amusement for 

 some years to come. 



The course yesterday morning was by no means a difficult one to 

 ..get over, and the large percentage of falls must be put down to the 

 horses being new to the work No one was much damaged, we 

 are glad to say. The meet started to the left of Jodhpore Thannah 

 over a hurdle on high ground, turned round to the right over a second 

 hurdle and mud wall towards the station road across the railway, 

 and through the village out into the open, where hurdles and mud 

 walls were encountered at short intervals until the screw pine 

 ditches near the Monsoon Road were reached where some very 

 nice jumps were prepared. The course then turned homewards and 

 finished close to the railway line. 



The paper was started by Messrs. Walker and "The Tougall" on 

 Malta and Jack. Ballygunge Jim (who will be sadly missed in the front 

 ranks if he elects to stand down) kept time and sent them away in line. 

 We cannot give the names of all the riders, but we were glad to notice 

 the following : — Mrs. Sanders on Footlights, Mr. Alston on The Major, 

 the Prophet on Red Rover, Duggie on Pygmalion, Boojum on Crusader, 

 the Ex-Deputy on Sir Launcelot, Mr. Maxwell on Gameboy, the Old 

 Man on a Young 'Un, Dr. Edwards on Zig Zag, Mr. Butler on Toby, 

 Jaggerit on Blackberry, Mr. Verschoyle on his new purchase, Mr. 

 Acworth on Blackstone, Mr. Rivers on Magpie, Mr. St. Leger on 

 Crinolette, Mr. Rose on a pony, Captain Turner on a polo tat, Killian 

 •on Shamrock, Tom Anderson on a grey, Mr. Eden on a bay, Mr. 

 Sniktaw on Contrariety, Captain Rawlinson on a bay, Mr. Harold on 

 Pippin, and Dr. Babtie on a C. B. 



The first horses to show in front were the Old Rover and Zig Zag 

 ■with Pygmalion and The Major close up, which position was little 

 changed for the first half of the course. Mr. Alston lost some ground 

 at the screw pines which he was unable to make up. Coming home- 

 wards Pygmalion got tired of carrying Duggie, and rolled over to get 

 rid of him, which let in Toby and Zig Zag, the former taking the lead 

 -as they came in sight, hard pressed by Red Rover, with Zig Zag and 

 Shamrock following. Mr. Butler forced Toby too hard at the last 

 hurdle ; the horse, not being able to collect himself, came down with 

 his rider who fell heavily, but was eventually able to walk to his tumtum* 



