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Inkerinan, who at the second fence got rid of his 

 jockey, and went on by himself, catching up the 

 leaders at Becher's Brook, which he jumped side 

 by side with The Freshman. Before turning for 

 the canal side, Jealousy dashed to the front and 

 jumped on to the race-course six or eight lengths 

 ahead of Master Bagot, and the loose Inkerman, 

 who then w^ent off in a contrary direction, and 

 vanished into space, being traced later in the 

 evening to a farm-house some miles away. 



The gorsed hurdles in front of the water were 

 charged by the horses in a line, all getting over 

 except The Orphan, who apparently never sighting- 

 it, fell with Mr. Bevill, being pulled up on 

 regaining her pins. Jealousy was first over the 

 water, followed by Medora, who nearly came on 

 her head, and fell back, her place being taken 

 by Emblem. 



At the fence before Becher's, Telegraph came to 

 grief, and had to be destroyed, and here Jealousy 

 began to compound, leaving Yaller Gal in command, 

 the mare jumping the brook two lengths ahead of 

 Arbury, Emblem and the others, retaining this 

 advantage until they reached the race-course. 



George Stevens now brought up Emblem, and 

 from that moment the issue was never in doubt, 



