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indeed, and I only heard of one spill which shows how the horses 

 improve as the season goes on. 



The hares of the day were Messrs. Walker and " The Tougall" on 

 Malta and Jack. The following is a list of starters It is smaller than 

 usual owing to the Calcutta Mounted Rifle Camp of Exercise which 

 kept a good few away : — Mrs. Sanders on Footlights, Mrs. Murray on 

 Maud, Miss Scott on Peg, Mrs. Cautley on Jack, Mr. Verschoyle on The 

 Snob, Mr. Butler on Badminton, Mr. Fetrie on a bay, Mr. St. Leger on 

 Crinolette, Mr. Prophit on Red Rover, Mr. Mills on Duchess, Mr. Tom 

 Anderson on Great Scot, Captain Muir on a bay, Mr Barnes on Mustella, 

 Captain Henderson on Donegal, Captain Rawlinson on Duchess, The 

 Hon Basil Blackwood on Sarus, Mr. John Anderson on The Sinner, 

 Mr. Playfair on a bay, Captain Burn on Diamond, Tviajor Hunt on a 

 brown, Dynamite on Paddy, Herr Chrystal on a bay, Mr. Thomas on 

 Donald, Mr. Cartwright on Hurricane, Mr. Clay on a grey, and a few 



more. 



Ballygunge Jim was again to the front with his well worn flag 

 despatching the field in line ten minutes after the hares had started. 

 Donegal and Red Rover took up the running at once, with Badminton 

 and Duchess close behind, which order was maintained with little 

 alteration up to the last hurdle, when Badminton came up and beat 

 Donegal for first place, coming up to the winning flag, Red Rover third, 

 Duchess fourth, Crinolette fifth, and The Snob sixth. The sporting way 

 in which the youthful rider of Sarus went round the course was the 

 event of the morning. 



The muster at the ninth meet on Thursday morning was small, 

 probably owing to the Calcutta Mounted Rifle Camp at Ballygunge, 

 as these warriors were not permitted to go and see the chase. Their 

 own fixture for the heavy and light weight Cups was to have been over 

 the same course yesterday morning, but unfortunately the heavy rain 

 interfered. I believe Saturday, the 8th, has been decided on for the 

 sporting event 



The course started from the open field by the left of Jodhpore 

 round by the two favourite banks along the railway and round by the 

 station across the road to the " Bund " country, and out to the 

 ToUygunge Lane, returning and finishing opposite the Jodhpore Station 

 Road on the Gurriah Hat Road. 



The following started : — Mrs. Blisset on Grane, Mrs. Sanders on 

 Christine, Mrs. Cautley on Jack, Captain Burn on a pony, Captain 

 Henderson on Donegal, Captain Birdwood on a bay. Captain Garland 

 on a bay, Captain Rawlinson on Duchess, Mr. Cartwright on Hurricane, 

 Mr. Prophit on Red Rover, Mr. St. Leger on Crinolette, Mr. Butler on 

 Badminton, Herr Gerlich on a bay, Mr. Anderson on The Sinner, 



