102 HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



The Race. 



After several false starts the flag fell at 3.26, 

 Garry Owen and Emigrant being conspicuous in 

 the van, the former increasing his lead as he went on. 



Approaching Valentine's Brook Boyce on 

 Emigrant bore to the right and jumped it close 

 to the canal bank, whilst the other horses took it 

 up higher and kept straight on, thus having to go 

 over the heavy ploughed land in the succeeding 

 fields ; Emigrant, on the other hand, found it firm 

 going on the side of the canal bank. The 

 advantage was very apparent, and on reaching the 

 race-course he passed Garry Owen and took up the 

 running on his own account. 



When about half-way across the course an 

 unfortunate accident happened. The Irish mare 

 Albatross staggered and sank, and Meaney hastily 

 jumping off to ascertain the cause, discovered 

 she had broken a blood-vessel. Falling to the 

 ground immediately afterwards she died in a quarter 

 of an hour. 



Emigrant and Westminster now raced side by 

 side to the water, which Mr. Hodg-man's horse 

 cleared a length ahead of the other, with Little 

 Charley close behind. 



