X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



A STEEPLECHASE.— Plate IV. Drawn by Henry Alken 



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 " O'er the deep ditch exulting bound." 



A STEEPLECHASE.— Plate V. Drawn by Henry Alken 



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 "... And brush 

 The thorny-twining hedge." 



A STEEPLECHASE.— Plate VL Drawn by Henry Alken 



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 " Now my brave youths 

 Flourish the whip, nor spare the galling spur ; 

 But in the madness of delight, forget 

 Your fears." 



GRAND LEICESTER STEEPLECHASE, March 12, 1829. 

 Drawn by Henry Alken. I. The Start. (On left) "Nimrod" 

 (Apperley) reading the articles of the Race. (Dismounted) Mr. 

 Barclay. Horses and Riders (from left to right) : — Mr. Mar.xe's 

 gr. h. King of the Valley : Dick Christian ; Mr. Patrick's b. m. 

 Lazy Bet : Bill Wright ; Captain Ross's Clinker : Mr. Heycock ; 

 Sir Harry Goodriche's b. g. Magic : Mr. Field Nicholson ; Captain 

 Ross's b. m. Polecat : himself ; Sir Francis Mackenzie's rn. g. 

 Spartacus : Mr. Guilford ; Mr. Barclay's b. g. Bantum : Mr. 

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GRAND LEICESTER STEEPLECHASE, March 12, 1829. 

 Drawn by Henry Alken. II. The Winning Post. At Billesdon 

 Coplow (this covert is celebrated for having produced the stoutest 

 foxes in the Quorn Hunt). Mr. Maher was appointed judge, and 

 the horses were placed as follows : — 



1. Sir Harry Goodriche's Magic : Mr. Field Nicholson 



2. Mr. Marxe's King of the Valley : Dick Christian 



3. Mr. Patrick's Lazy Bet : Bill Wright • 



4. Captain Ross's Clinker : Mr. Heycock 



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A STEEPLECHASE. The Sunken Road. Drawn by Henry Alken 



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