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Mr. C. Towneley's ns. b. m. ]^ariet\\ a., 10 st. 8 lb. 



(4 lb. over) Powell. 



Mr. E. Gary's br. h. Blue Pill, by Physician, a., 



10 St. 3 lb Allensby. 



Mr. R. Brooke's ns. b. m. Sparta, a., 10 st. 



Turner. 

 Lord Strathmore's b. g". N'awortli, a., 9 st. 8 lb. 



Archer. 



BETTINC; AT THE START. 



6 to I agst. The Curate. 25 to i agst. Pioneer. 



8 „ I „ Matthew. -5 „ i » Counsellor. 



12 „ I „ Chandler. 25 „ i „ Khondooz. 



15 „ I „ Sir Arthur. 30,, i „ Fortune-Teller. 

 100 „ 6 „ Standard Guard. 



The Race. 



At 4. 1 5 the Hag fell to a wretched start, at least 

 a hundred yards separating the first lot from the 

 last. As soon as they had settled down, Ashberry 

 Lass went to the front, followed by Standard Guard 

 and Father Matthew. At the third fence Standard 

 Guard struck the bank and came down on his head 

 in the next field, but thanks to his jockey adopting- 

 the old angling maxim, " Pull up sharp when you get 

 a bite, " the pair were off and away again before 

 you could say " knife." 



