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Mr. Muntz, in spite of his great weight, 

 cut out the work to begin with in company 

 with Mr. Bromley- Davenport. The latter 

 fell early on, and Mr. Muntz was put back 

 by the heavy going. Any chance of Mr. 

 Jarvis's winning was extinguished by his 

 horse breaking a leg. Near home, Mr. 

 Lees and Mr. Mildmay were leading, with 

 Home Rule close behind. Lord Henry 

 Bentinck, Colonel Heath, and others fell, as 

 did Mr. Mildmay and Mr. Lees at the last 

 brook, where Mr. Flower, passing them, 

 pulled off the race ; but his horse was after- 

 wards disqualified, as it was discovered that 

 many years previously he had won a race in 

 Lincolnshire, before he had been purchased 

 by Mr. Flower. It can be imagined that 

 this success in disqualifying Home Rule 



