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were that competitors were to ride bond fide chargers ridden at the Camp 

 of Exercise, Ballygunge. Two Cups were given — one for Lii^ht Weights 

 scaling i ist. /lbs. or under,. and the other for Heavy lVei<jhts scahng over 

 1 1st. /lbs. The original entries, when the day was fixed during the Camp, 

 numbered nearly 30, but yesterday morning the number dwindled down 

 to a dozen. 



The course was an excellent one in every respect. It started from 

 the Jodhpore Thannah, and took in the two big jumps by the railwa)-, 

 then winding round by the Jodhpore Station crossed the Gurriah Hat 

 Road and went out over the " Bund " country towards the Tollygun^^e 

 Lane, returning through the new brickfields and finishing in the open 

 opposite the Old (iates on the Sandy Lane leading up from Jodhpore 

 Thannah. 



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

 paper, and Mr. Macnair started the field comprising the following 

 twelve warriors, after the usual interval often minutes. 



Lio/il WeioJits. — Quarter Master Sergeant Murray on Zil, Sergeant 

 Currie on Magpie, Lance Corporal Watkins on Contrariety, Trooper Orr 

 on Gill, Trooper Goward on Job Trotter, Trooper Clark on Somersault, 

 Trooper Kidston on Gascard. 



Heavy Weii{/i/y.— Troop Sergeant Major Hodgson on Le Moke, 

 Sergeant McLeod on Jack, Corporal Blechynden on his brown charger, 

 Trooper Garland on the Laird, Trooper Pope on his dun charger. 



Despatched to an even start. Job Trotter and Jack were in front over 

 the first hurdle, but the latter was pulled back, . and Zil, Magpie and 

 Contrariety came up. The leader took the big wall in good form, and 

 crossing the road to the "Bunds" there was little alteration. Job 

 Trotter led the most of the way, and finally landed the winner of the 

 Ezra Cup from Zil ; the heavy weights some distance behind, headed by 

 Jack who wins the other Cup. Corporal Blechynden came to grief o\er 

 one of the " Bund " jumps, and Troop Sergeant Major Hodgson stuck 

 for some time at the big wall, otherwise there were no casualties. It is 

 to be hoped the field will be much larger next year when we understand 

 the competition will be repeated. 



1888-89. 



Owing to the late heavy rainfall paperchasing this season has 

 commenced later than usual, and even now most of the country is heavy 

 going. A capital course had, however, been laid out for the first chase, 

 which was run off yesterday morning. The mud walls were not immense, 

 but some of the hurdles were considerably higher than those used in 

 previous seasons. Nearly all the horses fenced well, but some of them 

 came in very blown, a remark which also applies to several of the riders. 



