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but he couldn't quite reach Tipperary Boy, who 

 jumped it just in advance, closely followed by 

 Sir John, Mulligan and Volatile, the latter falling 

 heavily on landing and taking no further part in the 

 race. 



Across Proceeds Lane, Vain Hope led by 

 one and a-half lengths, Peter Simple second. Sir 

 John third and Abd el Kader fifth. 



Mulligan fell at one of the nasty bank fences at 

 the nethermost turn, ditto Fugitive, leaving young 

 Bradley in the ditch beyond. 



Maurice Daley, who had been going well, was 

 beaten at the canal fields, also Currig, Sir Peter 

 Laurie and Hope. 



Immediatelv after Mullio-an's fall. Sir lohn went 

 into second place, but was soon supplanted by Half- 

 and-Half. who beat Tipperary Boy for the lead at 

 the Canal Bridge. Sir John passed Tipperary Boy 

 almost at the same time, and these two were joined 

 by Abd el Kader and Maria Day, both of whom 

 had been gradually drawing up for the last three- 

 quarters of a mile. 



On jumping on to the race-course, it was plain that 

 only four horses were left in the race, viz., Maria 

 Day, Abd el Kader, Sir John and Tipperary Boy, 

 and with the two latter rapidly compounding, a 



