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numbers had been decreased by disasters to Everton 

 and Bedford respectively. 



By this time half the horses in the race had 

 dropped out, the last to succumb to the severity of 

 the pace and his weight combined beint;' gallant 

 little Abd el Kader. 



At Becher's Brook Neale sent La Gazza Ladra 

 alongside The Chieftain, but feeling sure he held 

 the latter safe, pulled his mare back again and 

 allowed the others to reassume the lead, a position 

 he held to the race-course, on to which he jumped 

 just five lengths ahead of the mare, who in turn was 

 half a length ahead of Carrig, ]\L'ss Mowbray and 

 Maurice Daley, a momentary effort on the part of 

 Sir John t<3 keep pace with them proving in- 

 effectual. 



Soon afterwards. La Gazza Ladra and Carrig 

 dropped astern from sheer distress, and Miss Mow- 

 bray, splendidly handled by Mr. Alec Goodman, 

 catching The Chieftain at the last hurdle, went on 

 and won cleverly by a length. Maurice Daley was 

 second, a length and a-hall ahead of Sir Peter 

 Laurie, and 'Idle Chieftain fourth. The whippers-in 

 being La Gazza Ladra, Warner and Sir John 



Time : First round 4 minutes ig^ seconds. 



Total time : 9 minutes 58^ sec(^nds. 



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