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be in the first plane at the "kill." The meet, which Starrs 

 at 1 1 o'clock, will be followed by a luncheon at 2. 



*' Thanksgiving Day" — 2'jth November, 1919 

 It had been two years, owing to the War, since Radnor had 

 held its annual Thanksgiving festivities; and, judging by 

 the great crowd of people that came, all the horrors of war 

 have not lessened their love of horses and hounds. Quite 

 the opposite, I would say. 



Instead of having an early breakfast for the farmers to 

 start the day, this year's Committee very wisely com- 

 menced the programme at nine-thirty with a members' 

 jumping class for the President's Cup, over a new course 

 laid out by Isaac Clothier. Performance only, counted, and 

 Ben Chew's "Oviat," with Roddy Wanamaker up, won 

 it by a beautiful performance, with Mrs. Charley Munn's 

 grey gelding a good second. 



Then came the farmers' class, which caused much amuse- 

 ment and was won by William Evans, Jr.'s, "Blaze." 



Next were the races at Colonel McFadden's farm, and 

 the gallery there was even larger than at the kennels. Six 

 horses started, "Whirlwind" with "Tommy" Wright up; 

 "Royal" ridden by "Eddie" Cheston; "Wolferton 11" 

 with Gerry Leiper up, as usual; "Brosseau" under Gilbert 

 Mather; "Bill" Whaley, and then "Bill" Clothier on 

 "Aldrian." "Brosseau" and "Wolferton" were both even 

 money in the betting; but "Brosseau" refused the first 

 jump going up the hill at the start, so was out of it imme- 

 diately. "Whirlwind" and "Wolferton" set an unusually 

 hot pace, and the others soon commenced to go down. 

 "Aldrian," with "Bill" Clothier, went down at the far end 

 of the course; "Aldrian" breaking his shoulder and having 

 to be shot, and " Bill " Clothier breaking his collar bone. 



