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STEEPLECHASING 



the umpire (]\Ir. Osbaldeston) and Coleman conducted 

 them to the starting-post. At one o'clock a bugle was 

 blown ; the conditions were read, and it was explained 

 that the riders were to keep to the left of the flags 

 throughout. The starters were — 



Mr. Elmore's b. g. " Moonraker " . . . 

 ,, Thomas's b. m. "Corinthian Kate" 

 „ Evans's g. h. " Grimaldi " . . 



Colonel Charretie's " Napoleon " . 



Sir W. Geary's b. m. " Arab " . . 



Mr. Cox's ch. g. " Rough Robin " 



„ Johnson's " Leperella " . 



,, Tuppin's b. h. "Peacock" 



,, H. Forbes's b. h. "Zanga" 



„ Clupp's g. g. " Redstart " . 



„ Orhell's b. h. " Bloomfield " 

 Captain Home's " Lucifer " 



Mr. Thornhill's b. h. "Creeper" 



„ Carey's g. h. " The Monk " 



,, Adams's b. m. "Lily" 



,, Comyns's b. h. "Talisman" 



,, Solloway's "Countess" . 



.. Lelly's b. m. " Bounce " . 



,, C. Neville's ch. g. " Hotspur 



Mr. Seffert. 

 Captain Becher. 

 Mr. Mostyn. 



,, Crommelin. 

 Owner. 



Mr. Osbaldeston's 

 Whipper-in. 



,, Stubbs. 



,, Weston. 

 Owner. 

 Mr. J. B. Hall. 



,, C. B. Codrington. 

 Owner. 

 Mr. Patrick. 

 Owner. 

 Mr. Wesley. 

 Owner. 

 Owner. 

 Mr. Parker. 



,, W. Bean. 



The procession of jockeys passed through the town 

 and by the Town Hall, and were then guided by the 

 nearest route to Ellen- Brook-Green, on the borders of 

 Colney Heath, about a mile and a half from Hatfield. 

 I should have added that at the last moment Mr. 

 Anderson, the Piccadilly dealer, was permitted to enter 

 a grey hunter, so that twenty horses actually went to 

 the post. The start took place at half-past three, Lucifer 

 at once going to the front and showing the way over the 

 quickset hedge and ditch which formed the first obstacle ; 

 but afterwards Captain Becher on Corinthian Kate took 

 up the running, only to come down heavily at the third 

 fence, the mare running half across the field before he 



