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Old Ben Roe by the same distance. A length away 

 from the last named, Brideg-room was fourth, a 

 neck in front of Xanthus, whilst Medway was sixth. 



Time : 10 mins. 14 sees. 



Net value of stakes, /,985. 



The accidents this year commenced early. Lord 

 Sefton as usual conducted the horses to the post, 

 and on this occasion his hack becoming frightened at 

 starter's flag, reared up, and whipping short round, 

 came to the ground, without injury, fortunately, to 

 his rider. 



\\ ith the exception of Conductor, whose shoulder 

 was broken, and Nightingall, slightly injured by 

 being jumped upon, none of the casualties were of 

 a serious description, though Mr. Edwards had a 

 narrow escape when Master Bagot fell on his side 

 and rolled over him at the post and rails after Becher's 

 Brook. 



Just before the race, a rumour got about that Old 

 Ben Roe had been objected to as being in the forfeit 

 list under his old name of Joe Maley. but it came 

 to nothing, the fact of a horse being in the forfeit 

 list not disqualifying him for a steeplechase, as 

 that branch of sport was not amenable to racing 

 law. 



