THE RACE. 281 



Mr Eolls's b. c. Comet, by Auckland Miniature, by 



Teniers (Pettit). 

 Lord Eglinton's b. c. Eagle's Plume, by Lanercost Blue 



Bonnet, by Touchstone (Marlow). 

 Major Pitt's b. c. Fern, by Venison Puce, by Eowton (E. 



Edwards). 

 Mr Osbaldeston's ch. c. Fugleman, by the Saddler Camp 



Follower, by The Colonel (S. Kogers). 



Betting Even on Surplice, 4 to 1 each v. Glendower 

 and Nil Desperandum, 14 to 1 v. Shylock, 15 to 1 v. 

 Springy Jack, 20 to 1 v. Loadstone, 40 to 1 v. Great 

 Western, The Fiddler, and Fugleman; 50 to 1 v. The 

 Fowler; 1000 to 15 each v. Fern and Eagle's Plume; 1000 

 to 10 v. Deerstalker. 



Won by a neck ; length between second and third. 



The following description of the race appeared in 

 ' Bell's Life.' 



" Precisely at the time named on the card the horses were 

 at the starting-post, and we must do the starter, Mr Hibberd, 

 the justice to say that a finer start was never seen on this or 

 any other course. The Fowler jumped off with the lead ; 

 but either from not being ambitious, or from inability to 

 keep it, he fell back in half-a-dozen strides, and Great 

 Western went on with the running, followed by Loadstone 

 and Fugleman, Nil Desperandum being fourth on the inside. 

 Behind him came Surplice, Fern, and The Fowler, with The 

 Fiddler and Springy Jack in their wake. The Fowler kept 

 his place till near the Craven post, where he fell astern of 

 The Fiddler. About the same time Nil Desperandum 

 sprained his off knee, and in the next hundred yards from 

 being fourth became the last horse in the race. Great 

 Western maintained his position until close to the top of 

 the hill, when he was passed by Loadstone, and immediately 

 afterwards gave way altogether, leaving Fugleman second 

 to Loadstone, Surplice following Fugleman, with Fern, 



