NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE 203 



Grand National Hunt Steeplechase would take place 

 at Market Harborough ; and he added "there being 

 a similar race at Cheltenham in no way interferes with 

 it. The only change will be in the management." 

 This was a steeplechase of 10 sovereigns each, with 

 300 added, for horses that never won a steeplechase, 

 hurdle, or flat race, or started in a handicap steeplechase. 

 Four-year-olds, 11 st. 7 lbs. ; five, 1 2 stone ; all others 

 12 St. 7 lbs. 



Mr. B. J. Angell's " Queensferry," 5 yrs., . Mr. Burton . i 



,, J. Bennett's "Limner," 6 yrs., . . . Capt. Barclay 2 



„ F. Duff ns "Socks," Mr. Walker . 3 



Fourteen others started, letting : — 3 to i Queensferry. 



It will thus be seen that Mr. "Cherry" Angell for 

 the second time won the race ; and a precious hollow 

 win it was, as after the first mile had been covered it 

 was any odds on Queensferry as long as she stood up, 

 and she won by about thirty lengths. The racehorse 

 duty was demanded we are told. 



1862 



The race this year had no more than ^100 added 

 to the sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each. Ten horses 

 ran, the first three being : — 



Mr. F. Oldaker's "Fidget," 12 st. 7 lb. . Mr. Skipworth i 

 ,, Handley's "Proceed," 13 st. (7 lb. 



extra) ,, Thomas . 2 



,, S. S. Burton's "Green Drake," 12 st. 



7 lb ,, Holyoake 3 



Betting : — 4 to i Fidget ; 3 to i Proceed. 



Fidget simply cantered away from the rest and won 

 by a field. 



The Leicestershire folk were not very well pleased 

 at the race being taken out of their country, but on 

 this occasion the executive resolved to fix upon a new 



