74 HEROES AND HEROINES OE 



The Rack. 



Maley was first away, and led by a length and a 

 half down the fall(3w leading to the wheat, with the 

 five-year old Bedford, La Gazza Ladra, and Abd el 

 Kader in close attendance. 



The casualties commenced early, for Maria Day, 

 blundering at the first fence, took no further part 

 in the race, whilst at Becher's Bourton and La 

 Gazza Ladra came into fearful collision with 

 Royal Blue and Victim, Cogia at the same time 

 falling heavily into the brook itself 



hnmediately afterwards a "'run on the Ihiiik'^ 

 ended, as it generally does, in a ''smash,'' the \'ictims 

 in this instance being Maley, Peter Simple and 

 Bedford, whilst Agis, not to be outdone, refused 

 the post and rails, ran down under the hedge, and 

 threw his jockey, who took no further part in the 

 race. 



Abd el Kader, jumping magnificently, was now 

 bang in front, but was caught at the canal turn by 

 Chieftain, who rushed by him like an express train, 

 and was soon four or five leno-ths ahead, a position 

 he held to the water in front of the stand, which he 

 jumped quite six lengths ahead of the rest, whose 



