174 STEEPLECHASING 



1883 



Count C. Kinsley's " Zoedone," 6 yrs., 



1 1 St Owner . . . i 



Mr. P. George's "Black Prince," aged, 



10 St. 4 lb Canavan . . 2 



Major Bunbury's "Mohican," 6 yrs., 



12 St. I lb Mr. H. Beasley 3 



Ten started. Betting: — 100 to 8 Zoedone; ^^ to i Black Prince; 



9 to I Mohican. 



The small field of ten was made up by Eau de Vie, 

 Athlacca, Zitella, Montauban, Jolly Sir John (in blinkers), 

 Downpatrick, and Cortolvin. Zitella, Eau de Vie, 

 Montauban, and Jolly Sir John were the most fancied, 

 but with the exception of Mohican the placed horses 

 were outsiders. For the third time in succession there 

 was every promise of the weather being inclement, but 

 after the heavy rain which had fallen all the morning, 

 there was an improvement, though the course was 

 necessarily deep. There was no delay at the post, and 

 when the flag fell Montauban took up the running 

 followed by Black Prince, the latter going to the front 

 before reaching the first fence. Before jumping Becher's 

 Brook, Zitella took the lead, and with Zoedone made 

 joint running for some distance. Little alteration took 

 place for nearly three miles, when Zoedone held a long 

 lead, six furlongs from home had her field in trouble, 

 and cantering on to the end won by ten lengths. Six 

 leno-ths divided second and third, and the same distance 

 third and fourth (Downpatrick). Jolly Sir John refused 

 at the first fence, and Cortolvin fell the second time 

 round. Time, 1 1 minutes 39 seconds. 



