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near Ongar, on March 15th, and were remarkably suc- 

 cessful, the only cause for regret, and it was very generally 

 shared, beinQ- the absence of Mr. Tvndale White from a 

 meeting held almost at his own door, in consequence of 

 the death of his father. There were seventeen starters 

 for the Red Coat Race, and Lord Rookwood decided, 

 with the consent of the riders, that there should be separate 

 races for the Light and Heavy Weights. Both races were 

 well contested, the former being won bv Ladv Brooke's 

 Truelove, ridden bv Mr. Loftus 1. W. Arkwritjht. and the 

 latter, as in the previous year, by Mr. George Sewell's 

 Duchesse, ridden by the owner. In the Farmers' Race, 

 which followed, a most exciting finish resulted in a win 

 for Mr. J. Christy's Borderer, ridden by Mr. Loftus J. W". 

 Arkwright, Mr. J. Milbank's Sir Frederick, ridden by Mr. 

 " Trevor." beingr second. 



The fourteenth Rundells Meeting, held on April 6th, 

 1893, was remarkable for the presence of a horse belong- 

 ing to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and for the hardness 

 of the ground, which caused many refusals. The Prince's 

 horse, Sweetwood, ridden by Mr. Loftus J. W. Arkwright, 

 was one of eight starters for the Op^ien Steeplechase Plate. 

 At the open ditch all the eight repeatedly refused. In the 

 end the race was won by Mr. Edwards's Parasite, ridden by 



