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Binning on a black, Mr. Tom Anderson on Great Scot, Mr, Lindsay on 

 bay, Mr. Murray on Rocket, Mr. Verschoyle on The Snob, Mr. 

 Cartwright on Sweet Ureamland Faces, Mr, Clark on Somersault^ 

 The Apostle on a chestnut. Major Hunt on a bay, Mr. Gregory on Zig 

 Zag, the Old Man on Blazes, Mr. Gauhe on Fatzke, etc., etc. The going 

 generally was good, but it was a bit " ponky " in parts. Owing to 

 the course going through several clumps of trees, many riders reached 

 the finish in a hatless condition. 



At the first word being j^iven, Mr. Gregory and Dr. Edwards led out 

 up the lane, over a hurdle and through a field on the right hand side of the 

 road. After negotiating a mud wall, the field went across the road over 

 two mud walls and across the railway. The paper now lay along the 

 railway for a short distance, and afterwards over a nice bit of open 

 country with mud walls and hurdles judiciously placed ; when the Sandy 

 Lane was reached, Messrs. Gregory and Edwards overshot the paper and 

 lost their positions The Snob, Rocket and Fatzke now went on at a 

 strong" pace with a large portion of the field in close attendance. Skirt- 

 ing a tank, the course now lay over several jumps and then back along 

 the low ground and across the road to the last hurdle which was placed 

 close to the bamboo clump. The leaders were now all racing, but M r. 

 Verschoyle had a bit in hand, and although Rocket was making up a 

 lot of ground at the finish, he could never get near The Snob who won 

 easily, Fatzke finished third. Job Trotter fourth, Blackstone fifth. 

 Badminton sixth. 



As the public may have forgotton that three Cups are being presented 

 this season, we yive the following particulars : — 



1. Paperchase Cup for all weights. 



2. Welter Cup, presented by Lord William Beresford. For horses 

 qualified for the Paperchase Cup, but whose owners must weigh list. 

 7lbs. 



3. Average Cup, presented by Mr. G. W. Walker. For horses 

 ridden by owner who has the best average at the end of the season m 

 the first six places. 



CotuiHiom. i. All horses mustj^e the unconditional property of 



the riders. 



2. In the event of there being twelve or more chases, horses to 

 qualify must have been ridden in at least six chases while the property 

 of the present owner. If there are less than twelve chases horses must 

 have been ridden in at least half the number. 



3. No horse allowed to enter who has ever won a race of any 

 description of the value of Rs. 550 or upwards. 



Owing to the finish being at the Red Road yesterday a large number 

 of people assembled to witness the third paperchase. The weather was 



