SOME MORE NATIONALS, INCLUDING GLENSIDE'S 



approached a fence together, out in what is called " the 

 country." Rathnally swerved and ran down the jump 

 just as Caubeen was coming to it. It may be that this 

 interference cost Caubeen the race. R. Chadwick, 

 Rathnally's jockey, came off, and had, it is said, quite a 

 considerable chase after his mount before he caught it, 

 climbed again into the saddle, and set off in pursuit. 

 He certainly made up a considerable amount of 

 ground, enough to enable his friends to derive such con- 

 solation as they could from the assertion that he " would 

 have won " had he stood up ; but every year there is an 

 average of I suppose some half dozen horses of whom 

 the same thing is fervently protested. Only four of the 

 six and twenty starters finished, Glenside as already 

 remarked being absolutely the only one who got round 

 without falling, refusing or running out. He had by 

 no means escaped interference, which may have accounted 

 for the fact of his being extremely tired. Those of us 

 who were interested in his success had an anxious 

 moment as he rose at the penultimate fence, for the 

 chance of his getting over seemed not a little doubtful. 

 At the last fence the anxiety recurred, and there was a 

 general sigh of relief as he was seen to land on his legs. 

 Then he had nothing to do but to canter home. Rath- 

 nally also jumped safely, but was twenty lengths behind. 

 Shady Girl followed at an interval of three lengths, and 

 Mr. MacNeill, who had a big bet that he would get 

 round, won his money, for Foolhardy was placed fourth. 



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