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Lady Marjorie fell and Forlorn Hope shared her disaster, 

 jumping on top of the fallen mare but luckily missing- 

 Mr. Butler. This left Myrene in front with Fairy, Corydon, 

 Rivalry, Blue Bell II, Mistletoe, Lord Harry, Rufus, 

 Commerce, and Jacinth next. The fences seemed to take 

 a lot of doing as there were several of them pecking and 

 dipping at them in a most alarming manner, and Myrene 

 finally compounded at the big wall which is the last of the 

 series, and turned head over heels, but was quickly 

 remounted. Fairy then led with Corydon and Rivalry, 

 the two heavy weights next, Blue Bell and Mistletoe next, 

 Lord Harrv, Rufus and Commerce being all that were 

 close up of the rest. After turning for home the second 

 fence from the Tollygunge Lane turned Blue Bell over, 

 and Mistletoe then went up second to Fairy, and Corydon 

 Avas third, Lord Harry and Rivalry next. Over the second 

 last fence, the " Ladies' Wall," Mistletoe drew level, and 

 ^oon had Fairy beaten, but Corydon was by no means 

 done with, and coming up hand over fist, looked to be 

 going to catch the winner at the last fence. Mistletoe, 

 -however, stayed it out and won by a length. The 

 following is the official record : — 



Mr. R. A. C. Pugh on Mistletoe ... i 



l)r. Forsyth ,, Corydon (Heavy) 



Weight Cup ... 2 



Mr. Ballantyne ., Fairy ... ... 3 



Captain Holden ,, Lord Harry ... 4 



Captain Rennie ., Rivalry ... 5 



Mr. A. G. H. Macpherson ,, Rufus (H) .. 6 



Mr. D. B. Meyers ,, Commerce ... 7 



Mr. Antram ,, Myrene (fell) ... 8 



Captain Lambert ,, Wandering Willie (H) 9 



Mr. Wheeler ,, Jacinth ... ... o 



Mr. Evers ,, Forlorn Hope (fell) ... c 



Mr. Butler ,, Lady Marjorie (fell) ... o 



Mr. Deakin „ Blue Bell II (fell) ... o 



Mr. Watson ,, Snowdon (fell) ... o 



Mr. C. B. Bailey ,, Monsoon ... ... o 



While tendering INL*. Pugh our congratulations, the 

 big performance of the day was Corydon's. Dr. Forsyth 

 weighed out i3st. ylb., and to carry this weight right up to 

 the front all the way in a four and-a-half mile steeplechase 

 is a creditable achievement indeed. The old horse never 

 laid an iron on one of them, so the Doctor says. Mistletoe 

 the winner is a big four-year-old colt over-grown and by 

 no means at his best yet. He is bred by Grafton — 



