2o8 STEEPLECHASING 



called the Grand National Hunt Committee when that 

 body had quite settled down. It was hoped at the time 

 that the steeplechase of 1864 w^ould be the first of a 

 series which should be in their entirety as successful as 

 was the first in entries, fashion, and weather, but it was 

 not to be, and there is no gainsaying the fact that the 

 race had fallen from its once high estate. The placed 

 horses were : — 



Mr. T. Behren's " Game Chicken," aged, 



12 St. 7 lb Capt. Smith . i 



„ Sheward's " Sir Stephen," 6 yrs., 



1 2 St. 7 lb Mr. G. Walker 2 



Capt. Williams' " Crusade," 5 yrs., 1 1 st. 



2 lb Capt. Tempest 3 



Betting : — 20 to i Game Chicken ; 6 to i Sir Stephen. 



Mr. E. Studd's Lord George was ridden by Mr. 

 Canney, a gentleman who was both deaf and dumb. He 

 was killed early in May 1866 while riding Mr. Stoddart's 

 horse Whipper in the Foxhunter's Stakes at Scariff 

 steeplechases. His mount fell at the third fence, and 

 later on chested a bank and rolled over his rider, who 

 did not at the time appear to be seriously hurt. To- 

 wards evening, however, he made signs to his com- 

 panions that he was suffering internal pain. A medical 

 man was at once sent for, but Mr. Canney died next 

 morning. The chances of Lord George's stable com- 

 panion Cooksboro' were so little thought of that he 

 started at 100 to 3. There was a tedious delay in 

 weiehine out, but when the horses once started Lord 



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George went to the front, followed by Cooksboro', 

 Crusade, White-faced Jack, and Game Chicken. The 

 somewhat formidable water jump was cleared by all the 

 placed horses as well as by others without mishap, but 

 several came down at it, and loose horses were soon 

 running about in all directions. Lord George's jockey 

 took a liberty with some of the other riders by pulling 



