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BETTING AT START. 



5 to I agst. Prince George, from 12-15 to i agst. British Yeoman. 



6 „ I ,, The Curate. 12 „ i „ Alfred. 



8 ,, I ,, The Knight of Gwynne. 20 „ i „ Chatham. 



9 „ I ,, Proceed. 20 „ i „ Peter Simple. 

 12 „ I „ Wolverhampton. 50 ,, i „ Napoleon. 



The Race. 



A singular occurrence took place when, shortly 

 ■after" four o'clock, the horses assembled at the 

 starting-post. Lord Sefton called some of the jockeys 

 back to him to say something, and at that very 

 moment the sional was ofiven to start. Thus, the 

 inattentive jockeys, who did not hear Lord Sefton, 

 had an immense advantage over the others, as was 

 quickly demonstrated by the spread-eagled appear- 

 ance of the field over the first field or two. 



At the fourth fence, the impetuous Kilfane, follow- 

 ing close behind Peter Simple, who was leading, 

 throwing up his head as he rushed at the obstacle, 

 fell heavily into the next field, Sparta, who was just 

 behind, landing with such force on the top of him 

 that the poor brute's thigh was broken by the con- 

 cussion. The Vicar of Wakefield was done with at 

 the same time. Peter Simple still went on with the 

 lead, which he increased after landing on the race- 

 course. Napoleon being second until Becher's Brook 



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