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gorsed hurdles followed by the water, over- 

 reached himself and fell heavily. Almost at the 

 same moment Willoughby landed on his head and 

 rolled over, in which predicament he was charged by 

 O'Connell, who also fell. Willoughby got up with 

 his jockey and went on, but the other, unable to 

 rise, rolled over James Wynne with deadly effect, 

 his breastbone being so badly crushed that he died 

 the same evening between 7 and 8 o'clock. 



Meanwhile Harry showed the way over the water 

 and beyond, until reaching the starting held, when 

 he stumbled and was passed in succession by 

 Bridegroom, Romeo, and The Huntsman, to which 

 trio the race was now confined. 



At the fence beyond Becher's, Romeo jumped the 

 wrong side of a flag, and his having to go back anci 

 jump it a second time, effectually extinguished what 

 had previously looked like a very rosy chance of 

 winning. 



The Huntsman had now only Bridegroom to beat, 

 and for the remainder of the journey the pair raced 

 close together until the last flio'ht of hurdles was 

 reached, when Lamplugh, who had been biding his 

 time, gave the favourite his head, coming clean away, 

 won in a canter by four lengths, and at a wide interval 

 Romeo galloped in third, Xanthus was fourth and 



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