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Mr. Euler on Shamrock, Herr Gauhe on a grey, Mr. Ac worth on Black- 

 stone, Mr. Verschoyle on The Snob, and one or two others whose names 



I could not get 



Mr. Walker on Malta and Mr. Anderson on Great Scot carried the 

 paper, while Ballygunge Jim was at his usual post, and sent them away 

 promptly up to time. Blackstone, Shamrock, and The Snob led the field 

 away at a smart pace, which was kept up throughout the run, the leading 

 division, spurting in turn till they came in sight of the red flags, where 

 Shamrock appeared to have the race in hand, but Badminton coming 

 away in great form in the last fifty yards grasped first honours by a 

 length, Red Rover third, Herr Gauhe fourth, I*.Iackstone fifth, and The 

 Snob sixth 



Owing to the soft state of the ground the paperchase had to be 

 postponed to Saturday. There was an unusually large turnout of 

 spectators who mustered in force at the second last jump where the 

 tnali informed enquirers that it was the place where Braspot sahih 

 gir^ya. 



The course started from the lane leading down from Jodhpore 

 Station and went out into the open towards the Salt Water Lakes 

 returning across the Monsoon Road and finishing in the open close to 

 the railway line. There were the usual mud walls and hurdles with the 

 addition of some pretty natural ditches and banks. The going was 

 perfect owing to the late fall of rain which softened the surface of the 

 soil without making it too heavy. Messrs. Walker and J. Anderson 

 carried the paper on Malta and Bedouin, and Ballygunge Jim was in his 

 usual office at the start- The field was hardly up to the average. 

 Among the starters were : — Mrs. Blisset on Grane Mrs. Murray on 

 Maud, Mrs. Grey on a bay, Captain Henderson on Donegal, Lord William 

 Beresford on Diamond, Mr. Verschoyle on The Snob, Mr. Butler on 

 Badminton, Mr. Emerson on a bay, Mr. Acworth on Blackstone, 

 Mr. Euler on Shamrock, Mr. Goward on Job Trotter, Mr. Murray on Zil, 

 Captain Rawlinson on Duchess, Herr Gerlich on a bay, Mr. Cartwright 

 on Hurricane, Mr. Kingsley on Ladybird, Major Hunt on a bay, 

 Mr. Dynamite on Paddy, Captain Burn on a pony, Mr Aprar on a pony, 

 The Apostle on a brown, Mr. Cowie on Patch, Dr. Clark on Somersault, 

 and a few others 



Blackstone, Shamrock, and Badminton went away at the call of 

 time with a good lead, followed by Maud and The Snob, which with a 

 little alteration brought them back to the Monsoon Road, where 

 Badminton took the lead followed by Blackstone. Mr. Emerson and 

 Badminton ran out at the last mud wall, and Blackstone taking up the 

 running won comfortably from Badminton who had come on again, Mr.- 

 Emerson third, Donegal fourth, The Snob fifth, and Maudsi.xth. It was 



