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varying in height from 2 ft. to 2 ft. 6 in. When there is a 

 ditch on the taking off side, the rail is naturally placed in 

 front of the ditch ; but when there is no ditch on that side ? 

 the rail is put against the fence, to strengthen it. There 

 is a white flag on the right of each fence, and a red one on 

 the left. Above each of the flags at Beecher's Brook, there 

 is a white flag bearing the letter B At Valentine's Brook, 

 the flags which are above the others, have a V on them. 



The following details of the fences are from notes and 

 measurements which I took during the Liverpool meeting in 

 March, 1900. In them, I shall use the words "furze" or 

 " fir," according to the nature of the twigs with which the 

 respective hedges were built up. 



First and seventeenth fence, 5 ft. 4 in. high, no ditch, furze. 



Second and eighteenth fence, 5 ft. 3 in. high, no ditch, fir. 



Third and nineteenth fence, 4ft. loin, high, ditch in front, 

 furze. 



Fourth and twentieth fence, 5 ft. 6 in. high, no ditch, furze. 



Fifth and twenty-first fence, 5 ft. 3 in. high, no ditch, fir. 



Sixth and twenty-second fence (Beecher's Brook, Fig. 249), 

 5 ft. high. Landing about 18 in. lower than take off. Dry 

 ditch 3 ft. deep and 5 ft. 6 in. wide on landing side (Fig. 250). 

 Base of fence about 5 ft. thick. Furze. 



Seventh and twenty-third fence (Fig. 251), 5ft. high with 

 ground sloping downwards, no ditch, fir. 



Eighth and twenty-fourth fence, 5 ft. high, ditch 5 ft. wide 

 in front, furze. 



Ninth and twenty-fifth fence (Valentine's Brook, Fig. 252), 

 5 ft. high and 5 ft. at base. Ditch on landing side (Fig. 253), 

 full of water and 5 ft. wide. Fir. 



Tenth and twenty-sixth fence, 4 ft. 9 in. high on taking off 

 side, and 5 ft. 4 in. on landing side, no ditch, fir. 



Eleventh and twenty-seventh fence, 4 ft. 6 in. high ; ditch in 

 front 3 ft. deep and 5 ft. wide ; furze. 



