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race ensued, Mr. Edgell passing the post first by little 

 more than a head. Several fields of standing corn 

 compelled the riders to deviate from the direct course 

 which they would no doubt have followed, judging from 

 the straight riding where the crops did not interfere. 



Returning to the Grand Military, that frightful 

 scourge, the rinderpest, was responsible in 1866 for 

 the meeting being removed from Rugby and North- 

 ampton to Warwick, the Spring meeting at that place 

 being augmented by the soldiers' two days' racing. 



It will be seen from what has been written above 

 what the earlier Grand Military Steeplechases were 

 like, and the following table gives the result of the 

 Gold Cup race from 1867 to the present time. Space 

 precludes taking the Grand Military meetings year by 

 year. 



GRAND MILITARY STEEPLECHASES 



GOLD CUP RACE, 1867-1899 



Name of winner, with place of?neeting, owner, rider, 

 and number of starters 



1867 Aintree . Mr. George na. "Tally-Ho," aged, 



12 St. 10 lb Mr. Gerrard. ... 6 



1868 Rugby . Capt. Brabazon's b.g. " King 



Arthur," 6 yrs., 13 st. . . . Col. Knox .... 10 



1869 Rugby . Capt. Coleman na. bl.g. "Jury- 



man," 6 yrs., 13 St Mr. Pritchard . . .12 



1870 Rugby . Lord C. Innes Ker's "Knockany," 



6 yrs., 12 st Col. Knox . . . .10 



1871 Windsor . Mr. H. R. Ray's " Donato," aged, 



12 st Mr. Pritchard ... 10 



1872 Rugby . Major Byrne's b.h. " Charleville," 



aged, 13 st Mr. H. Browne . . 8 



1873 Rugby . Mr. Heron Maxwell's " Revires- 



cat," aged, 12 st. 10 lb. . . Mr. W. H. Johnstone 16 



1874 Rugby .Capt. Ray's "Marc Antoine," 



6 yrs., 12 st Col. Harford ... 10 



