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Henry followed up his success in the " Point-to-Point " 

 Race by winning the Light Weight Cup with Viscount, 

 ridden by Bailey, and the Welter Cu[) with Dobson's old 

 hunter Desdichado (known at the kennels as " Dusty 

 Shadow "), ridden by Firr. Mr. Hervey Foster, riding 

 Pilgrim, came in second for the Light Weight Cup, and 

 won the Consolation Race. 



The formation of the Esse.x Hunt Club, in March, 

 1882, of which we have given an account in Chapter VTI., 

 led to modifications of the conditions of the races. 



At the fourth meeting, held on April 12th, 1S82, the 

 Point-to-Point, Light Weight, and Welter Cups were re- 

 served for members of the club, and they presented the 

 Roothing Cup, for which their own horses were not 

 allowed to compete. At this meeting the weather was 

 favourable, and, although there were no very exciting 

 finishes, the racing was capital. In the first event, the 

 Red Coat Point-to-Point Race, there were nine com- 

 petitors. Mr. Hervey Foster, on Pilgrim, was first of the 

 lisfht weights, and the master's horses. Matador and 

 Multum in Parvo, ridden by Bailey and Littleworth, 

 finished ne.xt in order, followed by the first of the heavy 

 weights, Mr. Roland Bevan, on Sweep. Sir Henry again 

 won both the Light and Heavy Weight Cups with the 



