2i8 STEEPLECHASING 



Defence made the running at a fast pace until 

 he gave way to Luck's All on going up the hill, while 

 Coquin came down at the stake-and-bound fence after 

 cannoning against Franc Tireur. At the end of two 

 miles Defence was on level terms with Luck's All, 

 and then the pair led alternately for some distance 

 until rounding the turn for home, where Luck's All 

 obtained a decided lead to the lane at the foot of 

 the hill where Defence was beaten. Just afterwards 

 Melton Mowbray and Daybreak were galloping neck 

 and neck to the last fence, and fifty yards from the 

 finish Daybreak challenged and won an exciting race 

 on the post by a head, Defence being four lengths 

 behind, while no more than five passed the post. 



1872 



Owing to the exertions of Mr. Reginald Herbert, the 

 present (1900) Master of the Monmouthshire Hounds, the 

 Grand National Hunt Committee were induced to hold 

 their steeplechase in connection with the Abergavenny 

 and Monmouthshire meeting. The steeplechase this 

 year, however, fell very fiat. Mr. Herbert had invited 

 six or seven of the members of the Committee to be his 

 guests at Clytha, but none accepted, while it was said 

 at the time that not a single member of the Committee 

 went into Monmouthshire to second the Hon. F. C. 

 Morgan and Mr. Herbert. There were but nine runners, 

 and the race resulted as follows : — 



Mr. J. Sankey's "Red Nob," 6 yrs., 



1 2 St. 3 lb Capt. Holyoake i 



,, Gilman's " Hinko," 5 yrs., 1 1 st. 



8 lb Mr. Thomas . 2 



,, T. Turner's "Norton Manor," 6 yrs., 



12 St. 3 lb ,, Newton . 3 



Betting : — 3 to 1 each Red Nob and Hinko ; 10 to i Norton Manor. 



