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when he was passed by Bourton, who soon after- 

 wards gave way to Peter Simple, who now took up 

 the running. 



At the third fence — a post and rails — Victim 

 refused, and turning round interfered with The 

 General, who lost a good deal of ground in con- 

 sequence, whilst Betsy Prig, The Dwarf, and Poll all 

 came down. 



Nearing Becher's Brook, previous to reaching 

 which Tasker and Victim had been pulled up, some 

 thing running into Peter Simple caused him to 

 swerve so much to the left, that but for Sir Peter 

 Laurie, who was alongside, giving him a friendly 

 " cannon," thereby keeping him straight, he must 

 have gone the wrong side ot the Hag. As it was 

 the two Peters jumped it abreast ahead of the rest. 



Peter Simple now resumed the lead, Carrig taking 

 second place, and Abd el Kader third. 



No chano-e now occurred until Valentines was 

 reached when Abd el Kader, rushing past Peter 

 Simple, look the field along at a great pace. 



Alono- the orass headlands, he increased his lead 

 to such an extent that he landed on the race-course 

 a hundred yards ahead of the rest, jumping the water 

 opposite the stand in grand style, Crabbs forty yards 

 behind, heading the others, of whom Knight of 



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