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Sandy Lane, crossed over to the high ground, and wound back to the 

 finish on the low ground by the Sandy Lane leading up from Jodhpore 

 Thannah. The going was good throughout, and many of the old 

 paperchasers expressed themselves well pleased with the course It was 

 a fair hunting course, without being in any way trappy and on the 

 whole easy to negotiate. 



The hares of the day, viz., the Old Man on Bedouin and " The 

 Tougall " on Jack, started with the bags shortly after the appointed hour, 

 and after the usual time allowance were followed by a goodly field,, 

 among whom we noticed Mrs. Murray on Maud, Mrs. Blisset on Cirane, 

 the Prophet on Red Rover, Captain Burn on Diamond, Mr. Alston on 

 Blazes, Mr. Butler on Badminton, Dr. Edwards on Pearl, Herr Gerlich 

 on a bay, Mr. Walker on Malta, Captain Gordon on a new one, 

 IMr. Dixon on Lola, Captain Rawlinson on Duchess, Mr. St. Leger 

 on Crinolette, Mr. Coward on Job Trotter, Mr. Henry on a bay, 

 Mr. Anderson on Commissioner, Indigo Billy on Molly, Mr. Cowie on 

 a C. B., Mr. Cartwright on Bourbon, Mr. Kidston on a'pony, Mr. Danger- 

 field on Buck, Mr Saunders on Charlie, Mr. Boyd on Bob and several 

 others. 



The leaders negotiated the first hurdle in good style, but a refusal 

 in the tail end kept the bulk of the slower ones at the first hurdle for 

 some time ; Pearl came down early in the race over a small blind ditch,, 

 but his rider was equal to the emergency, and nipped up again minus a 

 boot Crossing the Red Road Blazes, Diamond, Buck, and Badminton 

 were well in front with Red Rover, Lola and Crinolette not far oft^". 

 There was little alteration in this order throughout, one or other of the 

 horses named leading in turn, and all fencing beautifully. The pace up- 

 to near the end was moderate, but the buzz of the gallery, attracting 

 the attention of the riders, was the signal for putting on the pace, 

 and Diamond, Buck and Blazes c;ime round the last corner at a cracker. 

 The two first named took a wide turn, and were practically knocked 

 out, and although Buck's rider tried to come in again, it only led to 

 his crossing in front of Blazes, the lesult being a fall to both. 

 Fortunately neither was hurt, but it might easily have been otherwise. 

 The jumble let in Badminton and Pearl," who finished first and second 

 in the order named, Lola third. Captain Gordon fourth, Red Rover^fifth 

 and Crinolette sixth. 



On New Year's day the sporting community of Barrackpore turned 

 out at 7 O'clock for a paperchase, the first that has taken place here for 

 upwards of three years The following members assembled near the 

 Club House :— The Examiner on Hector, Chawbs on the Begum, a 

 Calcutta visitor on an iron grey, John D. on Ginger, the Policewalla on 

 a fiery Arab, the Silent One on Vivid, the Serampore INLasher on a dark 

 bay, the Nobb Garrison Captain on his tat, Gubbins on a chestnut, 



