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l3'ing- back for a lead throughout, was here set going- in 

 •earnest, and began to overhaul the leaders rapidly, these 

 four drawing- away from the second division which was 

 headed by Morocco Bound, The Wreck and Lucy Glitters. 

 Coming up to the water the crowd of spectators including a 

 lady with a red parasol, misled Messrs, ReesandPugh, who 

 started to " finish" forthwith ; the result was that the pace 

 over the Avater was simply terrific and resulted in a disaster 

 to Lucy Glitters, who under eleven stone must have had 

 about enough of it by that time. The sharp turn to the 

 right over the Ladies Wall must have been a severe strain 

 on the aliriost exhausted leaders, and Dunnabie turning in 

 behind them drew level as they swung into the straight. 

 Bush Girl was the first to give in, having expended her last 

 ounce in the desperate set-to with Ladybird over the water, 

 and Mr. Rees mercifully eased her ; Ladybird game as 

 ever struggled on desperately, but Dunnabie carried far 

 too many guns altogether and striding on over the plough 

 in fine fashion won handsomely by about four lengths, the 

 next horses being thoroughly beaten. Eldorado, who had 

 been outpaced when the leaders began to race, gradually 

 wore them down in the run in and despite a shocking 

 careless jump at the last hurdle, he managed to beat 

 Ladybird and secured second place. Bacchus beat 

 Bush Girl by a bare head and old Morocco Bound was the 

 same distance behind Mr. Rees sixth; Franciscan was 

 close up and Dundonald came next, then The Wreck 

 followed by Colebrook and Paleface; Nancy Lee was well 

 up until the last wall, which brought her heavily to earth; 

 fortunately neither of the two falls was really serious. 



In congratulating Mr. Bell-Irving on his victory, it is 

 not too much to say that he rode with the greatest 

 determination and with excellent judgment ; the grey is by 

 no means an easy horse to steer round a twisting 

 paperchase course, and only a good man could have done it. 



1903. 



A MOST successful paperchase season was brought to a 

 •close on Thursday morning last, when the run for the Cup, 

 postponed from the previous Tuesday on account of the 

 heavy going, took place. A large crowd of spectators on 

 horse, foot and bicj^cles went out to see the fun, and the 



