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lead to the bank jump, where he was passed by 

 Arbury, Emblematic improving her position at the 

 same time, and being actually fourth at Becher's 

 Brook, those in her wake at all in the race beins: 

 Brian Borhoime, Bantam, and Leonidas, of whom 

 the former died away to nothing almost immediately, 

 winding up with a fall when but a mile from home. 

 Bantam and Leonidas were the next to crack, their 

 example being soon followed by Thomastown and 

 Chester. The race was now confined entirely to 

 Arbury and Emblematic, the pair racing side by 

 side right up to the last hurdle, after' which Lord 

 Coventry's mare drew right away and won with 

 ridiculous ease by three lengths. 



Nearly a distance away, Cluster was third, two 

 lengths in front of Thomastown. 



Time : 1 1 minutes 50 seconds. 



Value of stakes ^1,035. 



Thouo'h Emblematic was well backed all throuo-h 

 the piece down to 8 to i , it is questionable if she 

 would have carried the public money she did could 

 her supporters at a distance have seen her before- 

 hand. Those indeed, who now beheld her for the 

 first time, as, with George Stevens in the saddle, 

 she made her appearance on the course, utterly 



