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was reached again, when Equinox passed him. At 

 the fence out of the lane Proceed refused, just as she 

 did the previous year, and whip and spur failing to 

 get her over. Captain Peel reluctantly turned back. 

 At the next fence, a short bank of earth i8 inches 

 high, Equinox fell and broke his back, Ballybar 

 and Jerry tumbling over him, and as Chatham, 

 Coriander, and Wolverhampton all came down at 

 the same time, there was a nice scene of confusion. 

 At the next fence The Curate fell and broke his 

 back, his jockey narrowly escaping serious injury. 



By this time both Napoleon and Khondooz had 

 been pulled up, and Peter Simple, going on at his 

 ease, won in a common canter by three lengths. 

 Knight of Gwynne being second, and Prince George 

 an indifferent third, Alfred, The Chandler, and The 

 British Yeoman walking in with the crowd. 



Time : lo minutes 56 seconds. 



Notwithstanding that the weather was very threat- 

 ening and bitterly cold, there was a very large atten- 

 dance. The race itself was a chapter of accidents, 

 no less than three horses, viz., The Curate, Equinox, 

 and Kilfane, the latter, a fine, showy-looking horse, 

 beino; killed. Curiouslv enouoh, the obstacles where 

 the fatalities occurred were merely two banks of earth. 



