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and Freetrader, the former of whom led over Becher's 

 Brook by a couple of lengths. 



At the same time and place the steeplechasing- 

 career of Miss Mowbray came to an untimely end. 

 Fifth at the jump she caught the edge of the bank 

 on the landing side with her toes, and fell on her 

 head with such terrific force that both her neck and 

 back were broken, with of course fatal results. Darlino- 

 was thrown several yards away, and remained 

 unconscious till brought round by a "tap" on the 

 back of the neck by one of the other horses passing 

 at the moment. 



At the next fence but one, Trout knocked over one 

 of the posts, thereby spoiling the respective chances 

 of Escape and Little Charley, both of whom came 

 clown, the latter atop of the other, but without injury 

 to their iockevs. 



Wanderer was still in advance, but on landing on 

 the race-course was passed by Freetrader, who 

 coming with a rush, snatched a lead of quite a couple 

 of lengths, whereupon Hanlon took a judicious pull 

 at his horse and bided his time, which came at the 

 final hurdle, when shaking oft^ Freemantle and 

 Maurice Daley, who had charged it abreast, knock- 

 ing it down, he went on and won by two lengths. Four 

 lengths behind Maurice Daley was third, Janus 



