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riderless, his example being followed by Vintner and 

 Lord Colney, the rider of the latter, Mr. Crawshaw, 

 breaking- his collar-bone. The leaders went on In close 

 company to Becher's Brook, over which Ouragan II. led 

 by a couple of lengths, and next came the three light- 

 weight jockeys of Captain Machell. As they rounded the 

 extreme flag by the railway embankment Bretby ran into 

 third place, and followed the leaders along the canal side. 

 On entering the race-course Ourao-an II. was seen to be 

 three or four lengths in front, which advantage he main- 

 tained to the made fence before the brook, where 

 Columbine drew up and cleared it cleverly, but Fantome 

 fell. Upon reaching the enclosure the second time 

 Columbine rapidly closed upon the leader, followed by 

 Eurotas, Merlin, and Daybreak, while Bretby suddenly 

 dropped away beaten, followed in the next quarter of a 

 mile by Casse Tete. When fairly over Becher's Brook 

 Ouragan II. was also beaten, and gave way to Columbine, 

 who led to Valentine's Brook, but after jumping it she 

 compounded and resigned her place to Merlin. At the 

 entrance to the course Merlin was joined by Chimney 

 Sweep, the pair being followed by Daybreak, Eurotas, 

 Reugny, and Defence, to which batch the race was now 

 confined. When fairly in the straight Merlin was beaten, 

 leaving Chimney Sweep with a momentary lead, but 

 Reugny came up full of running, and, clearing the two 

 fliofhts of hurdles with orreat ease cantered home half-a- 

 dozen lengths in front of Chimney Sweep ; the latter was 

 four lengths in advance of Merlin. Twelve passed the 

 post. Time, lo minutes 4 seconds. 



The first that the world at large saw of Mr. J. 

 Maunsell Richardson, second son of Mr. William 

 Richardson of Limber Magna, Lincolnshire, was when 

 he played at Lords for Harrow v. Eton In 1864 and 

 1865, and on going to Cambridge he soon found a place 

 in the Eleven. He was in addition a fine racquet player, 



