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For the third time in its history Sandown Park was 

 chosen for the race ; the first time that this course was 

 selected was in 1875, and the last time in 1888. 

 Tw^elve horses again ran, the following being the result :— 



Capt. Crawley's "Van der Berg," aged, 



12 St. 10 lb Sir C. Slade . . i 



Mr. A. Yates's " Lord of the Valley," 



4 yrs., 10 St. 10 lb Mr. G. B. Milne 2 



Capt. M. Lindsay's "Dean Swift," 5 yrs., 



12 St. I lb ,, W. Lindsay. 3 



Betting : — 100 to 14 Van der Berg ; 100 to 30 Lord of the Valley ; 

 5 to I Dean Swift. 



After jumping the first fence Correze drew to the 

 front, and going down the hill increased his lead. At 

 the farmhouse fence Abyssinian fell, and jumping the 

 water Emblem and Miss Perkins also came to grief. 

 At the next ditch Belle Dora came down, and at the 

 top turn Correze's jockey (Sir C. de Crespigny) broke 

 a stirrup leather ; the horse ran out, losing much ground. 

 Van der Berg then galloped to the front, and won by 

 eiorht lengths, a bad third. 



1894 



Derby was once more the course and 850 sovereigns 

 w^ere added to the sweepstakes. Ten started this year, 

 and the following were the placed horses : — 



Sir S. Scott's " Philactery," 6 yrs., 12 st. 



10 lb Mr. Ricardo . i 



Mr. Jno. Widger's " Olive Branch," 5 yrs., 



12 St. I lb „ Jos. Widger 2 



„ Raid Walker's " Monk Lewis," 6 yrs., 



12 St. 10 lb Capt. Yardley . 3 



Betting:— 5 to 1 Philactery; 3 to i Olive Branch; 10 to i Monk 

 Lewis. 



