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Gay Boy. The master's Maid-of-all-Work, ridden by Mr. 

 Frederick Green, was first of the heavy weights. The 

 race was run in a mist, and the two winners rode wide 

 of the true direction on the outward journey until they 

 turned in pursuit of Bailey, whose mount, though kept 

 to the direct line, lacked speed to contend with Gay 

 Boy. A Point-to-Point Race was also run for farmers. 

 Sir Henry scored further successes in the course ot the 

 day, winning the Hunt Cup with Deception, and the 

 Welter Cup with Maid-of-all-\Vork, both ridden by 

 Bailey. 



The Essex Open Steeplechase Plate was won by Mr. 

 Beale Colvin, on Studgroom, the property of Mr. Albert 

 Deacon, and the favourite hunter of his daughter, Miss 

 Amy Deacon, who in those days was one of the few ladies 

 who rode straight to the Essex hounds. Her death, not 



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long afterwards, was a blow which ended her father's 

 hunting career. 



1885 was the last year in which a Point-to-Point 

 Race was run at Rundells, the reason being that after that 

 date, by the Grand National Hunt Rules, not more than 

 two steeplechases were allowed to be held at Point-to-Point 

 meetings. In subsequent meetings a change of name 

 was also introduced, the Rundells meetings being in future 



