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fortunately, escaped unhurt. On the same day, in the 

 Welter Cup, Mr. Alfred Kemj) rode Harlequin, anil 

 brought him in first, with Mr. H. I'l. Jones's Kingswood, 

 ridden by Mr. Roland Bevan, second, antl Mr. Cecil 

 Colvin's Cossack, ridden by Mr. R. B. Col\ in, tliird. 



At the tenth ot the Rundells Meetings, held on 

 April 25th, icSSg, Harlecjuin was ridden by Mv. Alfred 

 Kemp in the Light Weight Hunt Cup and Welter Cup, 

 and won both races. In the former race Mr. Loftus J. 

 W. Arkvvright's Diana ran second, and .Sir Henrv's Mis- 

 understood was third. In the latter race there was only 

 one other competitor, and Harlequin came in alone. 



In the following year, on April loth, at the eleventh 

 Rundells Meeting, Harlequin, again ridden by Mr. Alfred 

 Kemp, won the Open Hunters' Steeplechase Plate, and the 

 Rundells Hunt Cup. This year the Light Weight Hunt 

 Cup was taken by Mr. A. J. Edwards's Blanchette, ridden 

 by Mr. Harry Bagot, and the W'elter Cup (which was this 

 year a 15 stone race) by Mr. H. E. Jones's Lu.xury, ridden 

 by the owner. Mr. Shefheld Neave, on Mr. Percy 

 Hargreave's Conservative, was second, and the rush with 

 which Colonel the Hon. W. H. Allsopp, who was thirtl, 

 came at the fmish on his gallant grey horse, Coroner, though 

 rather late (some two or three minutes) was much admired. 



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