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light weight, on his Killarney, soon took the lead. Riding 

 with admirable judgment, he held his advantage, and won, 

 after a very exciting finish. He was closely followed by the 

 future Master of the Essex Hounds, Mr. L. J. W. Ark- 

 wright, on Alba, and next came Bailey, the Essex Hunts- 

 man, on Mr. H. E. Jones's The Knight. Mr. Richard 

 Beale Colvin, Master of the East Essex Hounds, on 

 Mr. Cecil Colvin's Cossack, came in fourth, and pulled 

 off the Heavy Weight Stakes. After this most suc- 

 cessful meeting, an interval of two years elapsed before 

 the next Point-to-Point Races were held by the Essex 

 Hunt. 



The ninth of the Rundells Meetings was held on 

 April 5th, 1888. In the Light Weight Hunt Cup Race 

 Mr. J. V. Walmesley's grand hunter Harlequin made his 

 first appearance at Rundells. Unfortunately he fell, and 

 Bailey, who was riding him, broke his leg, leaving Mr. 

 Alfred Kemp's Kingston, ridden by the owner, to win 

 a good race by a short head in front of the master's 

 Misunderstood, ridden by Mr. R. D. Hill. After this 

 accident the Hunt servants ceased to ride in the races 

 at Rundells. In the same race Harlequin's stable 

 companion, Gay Boy, ridden by Jem Cockayne, fell 

 and broke a leg, and had to be destroyed. His rider. 



