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Creina. When the first fence was reached Lord Ernest Hamilton was 

 put out of the race by the refusal of his horse, and a few fields farther 

 on the three heavy-weights went to the front. Of their number Mr. 

 Muntz soon afterwards fell at a stiffish fence, and at the bend of the course, 

 a Httle more than half the distance, Lord Henry Bentinck and Mr. 

 Hermon-Hodge were in front, with Mr. Pease their nearest attendant, 

 and Mr. Elliott -Lees next. A mistake in the course on the part of 

 Mr. Hermon-Hodge soon after the turn had been made gave an 

 advantage to Mr. Pease and Mr. Elliott-Lees, and as the latter gentle- 

 man came down at the brook some quarter of a-mile from home Mt. 

 Pease sent Norah Creina along, and the mare immediately having her 

 opponents in trouble, the question as to who would win was soon 

 settled. Lord Henry Bentinck, on Bugler, made a gallant effort to 

 reach Mr. Pease, but Norah Creina was not afterwards approached, 

 and won by forty lengths ; Crusader made up some ground at the finish 

 and was a fairly good third. The time occupied was lomin. iSsec. 



Printed in The Sportsmaji, March 23rd, 1891. 



ERRATA. 



P. 58. — In the third line of the last verse for That read But ; and in 

 the fourth line for Both read That. 



