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over stiff four-rail fences, with some hurdles and 

 a wall. 



The members' race over this course had such 

 riders as J. Howard Lewis, George W. Hill, 

 Samuel C. Lewis, Dr. Huidekoper, Townsend, 

 Robinson, Dr. Bray, George M. Lewis, Worth, 

 Ash, and Massey. 



The members' two-mile special steeple race on 

 this course was for a silver cup, marked "Pre- 

 sented to the Club by Meredith Norris, 1880." 

 He was a young Philadelphian who frequently 

 rode in the Rose Tree races, and since dead. It 

 is known as the "Meredith Norris Cup," and the 

 winners were entitled to have their names and the 

 names of their horses inscribed on the cup, with 

 the date of their winning. The cup bears only the 

 following race inscriptions : 



"Won by Geo. W. Hill, on 'Rosinante,' in 

 Members' Steeple Chase, Fall Meeting, Oct. 9th, 

 1880." 



"Won by J. H. Lewis Jr., on Tlacid Joe,' 

 Members' Steeple Chase, Fall Meeting, Oct. 6th, 

 1881." 



In more recent times the races and hurdle 

 jumping have been well contested by J. Howard 

 Lewis Jr., Dr. Charles A. Dohan, Samuel D. 

 Riddle, Leander W. Riddle. William M. Kerr. 

 William A. Stotesburv, George R. Fox. Edward 



