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Ball"; Mr. Converse's "Merry Christmas"; Mr. Riddle's 

 "Glen Riddle"; and Mr. Leiper's "Miss Oxford"; the 

 previous winners of this cup being: 191 2, Mr. John Straw- 

 bridge's "Grand Master"; 191 3, Mr. C. Mahlon Kline's 

 "Baldface Charlie"; 1914, Brandywine Stables' "Rut- 

 land"; 1915, Mr. William J. Clothier's "Meltonere"; 

 1 91 6, Mr. Welsh Strawbridge's "River Breeze." 



Saturday, i^th April, 19 17 

 There was a fair-sized crowd and beautiful weather for 

 the Second Radnor Spring Steeplechase at Happy Creek 

 Farms to-day. The hostess, Mrs. Harrison, more charm- 

 ing than ever, again presented the plate to the winner. 



Fourteen horses came to the post, Harry Barclay get- 

 ting them away in good order. It was a beautiful race as 

 they galloped down the slope to the first jump, but, on 

 coming around over the hill, the pace began to tell, and 

 Mrs. Hagen's "Jesuit," with Harry Tucker up, fell; then 

 out by the far turn Gerry Leiper, on "Miss Oxford," 

 turned over, followed shortly by Bill Clothier's " Brosseau " 

 and John Converse's "Merry Christmas," with the owner 

 up. Welsh Strawbridge on "River Breeze" had a good 

 deal the best of it, but, unfortunately, went outside one 

 flag, and, although coming home first, was disqualified and 

 the race given to Antelo Devereux on "Rapacious," with 

 second money to "Bint" Toland's "Sam Ball," with Ed- 

 die Cheston up, and Clarence Kline's "Ruskin," third; the 

 "also rans" being "Edwin Grey" and "Cockspur," 

 "Whirlwind," "Glen Riddle," "Wild Irishman," and 

 "Rock Abbey." 



Saturday, 21st April, 19 17 

 When C. Mahlon Kline, Esq., took over the Mastership 

 at White Marsh, the Club imported a pack of English 



