THE FIRST RACE AT RUNDELLS. 237 



" Mr. Superintendent Simpson and Mr. Inspector 

 Robinson were present with a posse of constables. 



" The Light Weight Hunters Steeplechase. A cup, value £10, for 

 horses, the property of gentlemen, that have been regularly hunted 

 with Mr. Arkwright's hounds since January ist, 1876, and have 

 never won a race value /20 ; list.; about 2k miles; one sovereign 

 entrance to the fund. 



Mr. Nickalls' Conquest, list. 2lb. (Mr. G. F. Court) ... i 



Mr. H. Foster's Hilda, list. (Owner) ... ... ... 2 



Mr. Wood's Glenfishie, list. I lib. (Owner) o 



Mr. Daniell's Templar, I ist. (Owner) ... ... ... o 



Mr. T. Harper's Zisca, list. 2lb. (Owner)... ... ... o 



" Hilda made the running, with Glenfishie and Con- 

 quest in close attendance. At the fourth fence Glenfishie 

 ran into first place, luit at the water jump Hilda regained 

 premier position, anil showed the way up the terrible in- 

 cline towards the starting point, and cleverly took the 

 nasty fence on the brow just in advance of Glenfishie, who 

 slipped and fell at the obstacle, and got so fixed in the 

 ditch that it was not releasetl until the race was nearly 

 over. This was rather unfortunate, as the horse was 

 going with great gamenes.s. Templar, witnessing the fall 

 of Glenfishie, most persistently refused to attempt the 

 fence, despite the determined efforts of Mr. Daniell, and 

 he was obliged to retire. In the meantime, Conquest 

 cleared the obstacle, and made it v(>ry warm for Hilda, 



