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the horse's fine turn of speed enabled him to win 

 easily. 



As soon as possible after passing the post Stevens 

 and The Minor started for Lincoln, but there the horse 

 tumbled over. 



Stevens' riding career extended from 1858 to 1870 

 inclusive, and during that time he won seventy-six races, 

 but in 1865 and 1866 he was in exceedingly bad health, 

 and rode comparatively little. He also won some races 

 in France, while it is believed that his last winning race 

 was on a mare of his own called Miss Dodson. 



After successfully encountering all the risks incident 

 to twenty-two years of steeplechasing, and winning the 

 National five times, Stevens met his death while riding 

 quietly home on June 8th, 187 1. He was going up 

 Cleeve Hill, on the top of which he built a cottage 

 named after Emblem, when a sudden gust of wind blew 

 away his hat. A boy, who chanced to be passing, 

 caught it and handed it to Stevens, whose horse for 

 some reason or other became restive, and after a plunge 

 or two bolted furiously down hill, and in turning short 

 by Lord Ellenborough's entrance gate, slipped up and 

 fell heavily, throwing poor Stevens against a heap of 

 stones. His skull was badly fractured ; he never regained 

 consciousness and expired on the following Friday. 



1871 



Lord Poulett's "The Lamb," aged, 



1 1 St. 5 lb Mr. Thomas . i 



Mr. Studd's" Despatch," aged, lost. . . G. Waddington 2 

 „ T. Wilkinson's " Scarrington," aged, 



1 1 St. 4 lb Mr. Crawshaw ' 3 



Twenty-five started. Betting : — 5 to i The Lamb ; 10 to i Despatch ; 

 66 to I Scarrington. 



Pearl Diver, The Colonel, The Doctor, Snowstorm, 

 Rufus, Souvenance, Tusculanum, Philosopher, Wild Fox, 



