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"Mt F. C. Halliday's ... cli. aust. g. Kuddij^oie, ll-o. 



Mr. Shearme's ... b. aust. m. Little Kay, ii-o. 



Mr. Macdonell's ... ]b. aust. g. Orphan Boy. ii-o. 



Major Brooke's ... b. aust. m. Gaiety Girl, u-o (car. II-7), 



Heavy Weights. 



Mr. K. M.MacdonaKl's .. bk. aust. g. Belfast, 13-0. 



Mr. Butler's ... b aust. g. Sultan, 13-0. 



Mr. Eulei's ... ch. aust. g. Alarm, 13-O. 



Mr. Peterson's ^ bk. aust. g. The Nigger. 13-0. 



Very shortly after 7-30 a.m. they were got into line 

 and Mr. Pauntley gave them the office to get forward 

 without any delay. At the first fence Nevermore led, 

 followed closely by Alarm, Sultan, Cain, and Fusilier. 

 At the second fence Alarm led, but at the third, Cain took 

 command and was followed by Alarm, Nevermore, Sultan, 

 Little Ray, Fusilier, Orphan Boy, and Gaiety Girl next, 

 Commerce and Belfast next. The Nigger whipping in, and 

 they went on over the brick-kiln road and on to the water 

 jump in this order. As they turned back to recross the 

 road and traverse the open parallel with the Monsoon 

 Ride, Cain, Little Ray and Sultan were level, then Never- 

 more and Fusilier close up, Gaiety Girl and Orphan Boy 

 next ; the rest as already mentioned. The pace as they 

 came over this fortification was very hot indeed, and both 

 Sultan and Little Ray were slipping along. as if there was 

 only another furlong to go instead of the better part of 

 another mile. At the next one Sultan came down very 

 heavily, breaking his own neck and his rider's collar-bone. 

 They then swung right-handed to go on to the Monsoon 

 Road and there was a wall to be crossed before they got 

 into the lane. This one settled Orphan Boy who toppled 

 over but did no damage fortunately to either himself or 

 his owner. On the road Cain, Little Ray, Fusilier, Never- 

 more, and Gaiety Girl were the only ones left in it. In 

 the scramble to get into the lower ground again Fusilier 

 got knocked into a ditch and took no further part in the 

 proceedings. Nevermore then went up alongside Cain 

 and waited off him till the second last fence from home — a 

 wall — had been negotiated, and coming away over the 

 .^nal obstacle, won it in very good style by one and-a-half 

 lengths ; a good third. 



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