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slightly warmer than at the second chase, but bright and clear. The 

 first half of the going was excellent, but the latter half was heavy in 

 parts, and many of the horses appeared very distressed before they 

 arrived at the winning flags. 



The paper was well laid by Mr. Walker on Malta and "The Tougall" 

 on Lx)la, both horses fencing in their usual perfect style. We noticed 

 the following starters : — Mrs. Gatacre on Jewell, Mrs. Murray on Peg, 

 Mrs. Grey on a bay, Mrs. Hayes on a bay, Mr. Butler on Badminton, 

 Mr. Goward on Job Trotter, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar on a very 

 handsome chestnut. Dr. Clark on Somersault, Mr. V'^erschoyle on The 

 Snob, Mr. Gregory on Zig Zag, Mr. Murray on Rocket, Mr. Acworth 

 on Blackstone, Mr. Alston on the Major, Mr. Gauhe on Fatzke, the 

 Apostle on Gazelle, Mr. Barnard on Mavourneen, Mr. Durance 

 on Sweet Dreamland Faces, Major Hunt on a bay. Dr. Edwards 

 on a pony, Mr. Mitchell Innes on a bay, Mr. Sniktaw on Contrariety, 

 Mr. Garth on a bay, Mr. Boyd on Bob, Mr. Shaw on Marigold, Mr. Tom 

 Anderson on Great Scot, Mr. Barrow on a bay, Mr. Kingsley on Lady- 

 bird, Mr. Kidston on Gascard, Mr. Adye on a bay, Mr. John Anderson 

 on a bay, the Old Man on that perfect hunter Blazes, and several 

 strangers. 



The start took place on the left hand side of the road beyond Jodh- 

 pore Thannah, Rocket, The Snob, and Dr. Edwards led out at a strong 

 pace, closely followed by Zig Zag, Gazelle and Fatzke. At the first mud 

 wall Dr. Edwards had a difference of opinion with his pony, but Fatzke, 

 coming up fast, knocked them both safely to the right side of the 

 obstacle. A lot of horses declined to take this mud wall at the first 

 trial, and the field was all over the shop. When they settled down to 

 work again. Rocket, Fatzke, Zig Zag and The Major were leading. The 

 next mud wall proved too much for Zig Zag, who deposited his rider 

 on the cold ground in a somewhat abrupt manner. Jewell shortly 

 afterwards put his foot into a hole and turned a complete somersault, 

 Mrs. Gatacre luckily escaping unhurt. Nothing daunted by her severe 

 fall, she pluckily remounted and finished the chase. After crossing^ the 

 road, the paper led on to the Sandy Lane thiough the Old Gates and a 

 bit of jungle across the railway and on to the finish at the Red Road, 

 the last two jumps being a ditch, a hedge and a hurdle. As the leaders 

 came in view, it was seen that Rocket, Fatzke and The Major had ob- 

 tained a long lead, and they finished in the order named. After a 

 considerable interval Blackstone, Gazelle and The Snob appeared and 

 obtained the next three places. Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Cirey finished 

 close up to the placed horses. 



In spite of the many festive meetings that have been taking place 

 in Calcutta during the last few days, a large number of people assembled 



