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and the half nnle just before they re-crossed the JNIolla 

 Hat were very unpleasant places in which to indulge in a 

 promenade a clieval! The field ran off the paper iwo or 

 three times on the return journey, but Mr. McLeod cannot 

 be blamed for this as there was no country available. 



A bigger gallery turned out to witness this race than 

 I remember to have seen for many years past, and those 

 who rode were not disappointed ; for, owing to its being 

 such a long course, they were able to see the start and then 

 gallop across to the lower country where all the heaviest 

 jumping had to be done, and then go on and be in plenty 

 of time to see the finish. I suppose the distance was well 

 over 4 miles. 



Messrs. Mayne and Pugh carried the paper, and 

 after it had got round in safety, Mr. McLeod martial- 

 led the field of ten runners and after a caution as to the 

 broken ground let them go. Ice Cream and Molly Riley 

 led from Drums, Mavourneen, Hammer and Tongs, the 

 C.-in-C.'s staff, Barney and Jericho. After the first two 

 fences the ground was very bad — that holey bit along by 

 the railway. We missed looth the ditch and the drop and 

 only jumped a flight of hurdles before reaching the Station 

 Road. Here a bullock cart got in the way and Molly 

 Riley charged it and then bolted. Ice Cream led them 

 into the bund country followed by Drums, Mavourneen, 

 Hammer and Tongs, Barney, the staff, Jericho. Trombone 

 and Molly Riley. At the first of the bunds Mavourneen 

 went down, and getting away from her rider she accom- 

 panied the field for a long way on. At the big wall 

 Molly Riley had regained a good deal of ground and 

 over the Tollygunge Lane the first six were all close to- 

 gether. Ice Cream still leading. Down the Tollygunge 

 (Gardens Lane the order was : \c^ Cream, Drum:!;, Ham- 

 mer and Tongs, Good Heavens, Molly Riley, Barney, 

 Bushranger and Jericho ; but as they got into the open 

 country again Molly Riley went up alongside Ice Cream 

 and the pair jumped the next fence level. A flight of 

 hurdles at an awkward angle caused them all to run oft' 

 the paper, and again this happened at the new embank- 

 ment, Ice Cream and Drums getting away quickest after 

 this mistake and securing a long lead from Hammer and 

 Tongs and Molly Riley. 



As they came into the straight Drums looked to be 

 cooked, and Mr. Walker had hard work to keep Ice Cream 



