JAMES POLLARD 105 



Coursing at Hatfield Park ; size of plate, 18 

 inches by lo inches ; published February 6th, 1824, 

 by R. Pollard & Son. 



Evening, First September. 



The St. Alban's Tally-ho Stakes. Two com- 

 panion pictures of a great hurdle race run at St. 

 Albans on May 22nd, 1834. A sweepstakes of 

 five sovereigns each with twenty added from the 

 fund ; each horse to carry eleven stone ; gentlemen 

 riders only. Run in two heats, each heat once 

 round the course and a distance ; two leaps to be 

 taken in each heat over hurdles. Won by Mr. 

 Coleman's Latitat. Plate No. i shows the first 

 leap of first heat. Mr. R. Oldaker with extended 

 crop is galloping forward to cheer on Latitat, ridden 

 by Mr. John Palmer, who is well into his stride 

 again after taking a hurdle. Norman (Mr. F. P. 

 Delme Ratcliffe up), Pompey (Mr. Mason), 

 Splinter Bar (Mr. Richard Bevan), and Deceiver 

 (Mr. T. Nestley) are taking the hurdle in a cluster. 

 Thesis (Mr. Simmons) and Figurante (Captain 

 Beecher) are coming up. Plate 2 shows the second 

 leap in the second heat, which was a very close 

 race. Mr. Bevan was thrown, and Splinter Bar 

 running up came in third without his rider. Latitat 

 is again leading, Norman and Splinter Bar are over 

 the hurdle, Deceiver and Figurante are clearing it 

 and Pompey and Thesis are coming up. These 



