io8 HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



At Becher's Brook, Conrad took the lead and 

 kept it until half way along the canal side, when 

 Harry Lorreqiier took up the running. 



At the next fence Escape was knocked over, 

 whilst shortly after Little Tom put his foot in a 

 hole and fell heavily, Moire Antique rolling over 

 him. 



After crossing the lane Conrad resumed the lead, 

 jumping the artificial water opposite the stand in 

 splendid style, followed by Little Charley, Weather- 

 cock, Zanthus and Harry Lorrequer. 



Little Tom fell into the water on all fours, 

 young Ben Land being loudly cheered as he 

 remounted, though not to any good purpose, as he 

 was already three hundred 3'ards behind when he 

 came down. Though still in front as they 

 approached Becher's Brook for the second time, 

 Conrad was rapidly compounding. 



At one of the banks further on Treachery over- 

 reached so badly that she was no longer persevered 

 with, whilst Black Bess, not rising an inch, fell into 

 the ditch and was seen no more. 



Rounding the first turning flag, Lough Bawn 

 refused to jump, and started kicking, whilst a 

 collision knocked out Harry Lorrequer. After 

 Valentine's Brook had been crossed, Conrad, 



