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tunate accident ; Daley, on Spring- Buck, in the general 

 rush being- driven into the post and his leg fractured. 

 At the first fence Peter Simple knocked The Oaks 

 bodily into the ditch, whilst at the fence beyond the 

 canal brook, Rainbow fell heavily, his jockey breaking 

 his thigh, Hope following suit at the next obstacle, 

 and galloping riderless away. 



On entering the course for the second time, Abd 

 el Kader rushed to the front at a tremendous pace,, 

 hotly pursued by The Knight of Gwynne, Sir John, 

 and Peter Simple, but in spite of their efforts, " Little 

 Ab," as he was called, held his own to the end, 

 eventually winning a good race by a length from The 

 Kniofht of Gwvnne, who came with a rare rattle 

 opposite the stand. Tipperary Boy cantered in 

 fourth, P"arnham fifth, ^hiria Day sixth, and \'en- 

 geance, seventh. 



Time: the first round to water jump was run in 

 4 minutes 28 seconds, and the whole distance in 

 9 minutes 57I- seconds, the quickest time on record. 



No fewer than thirty-two started, the general 

 opinion being that a better-looking lot ot horses were 

 never seen together in one race. It was a smart per- 

 formance on the part of little Abd el Kader. who, 

 taking the lead after landing over Becher's Brook 



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