thp: grand national. 7 



Daxon and Conrad made strong running, and 

 charged the first brook side by side. The former 

 sma.shed rio'ht throuo^h the timber, but "'ot over 

 ah right somehow, the pace he was going at 

 probably doing the trick. Conrad ran up against 

 it also, but without breaking it. throwing Captain 

 Becher right over his head into the water beyond. 

 The veteran did not seem, hov/ever. to take much 

 account of the fall, though he shook his head as 

 much as to say that water without brandy was not 

 very palatable to him. 



It is on record that the moment he realised the 

 situation the gallant Captain formed up to receive 

 cavalry close under the bank, and the rest of the 

 horses cleared him in safety. It was this adven- 

 ture that gave the obstacle the sobriquet of 

 " Becher's Brook," a name that has climg to it ever 

 since. 



At the next brook all got over with the exception 

 of Barkston. 



At Brook No. 3 Daxon fell heavily, but got up 

 again and went on, only to tall again the second 

 time round at the second brook, The Nun, who 

 jumped short, falling and rolling over him. Dictator 

 also fell at the same place, but got up again and 

 went at the next brook, but catching his knees 



