CHAPTER XV. 



A SPORTING TRIP TO FRANCE CONTINUED. 



JHE day broke bright and beautiful 

 for the St. Malo steeple - chases, 

 which were held at Parame, a small 

 bourg about a mile from the town. 

 Debenham and myself went over early in the 

 morning, and had a look at the ground, which 

 was about the roughest bit I had seen for some 

 time. The course was to be officially shown by 

 the Stewards at twelve o'clock, but we thought 

 it better to go by ourselves, and take a squint 

 at the place. 



After breakfast we ran over to St. Malo, to 

 see our friend Captain Willum, who was staying 

 at the Hotel de France. We found that worthy 

 seated on one of the benches in front of the 



