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Creole then led to the third obstacle, where King 

 of Hearts, Philosopher, and Stella fell. At Becher's 

 Brook Stanton came down, whilst at the fence 

 beyond Valentine's, Hall Court kneed the rails and 

 rolled into the next field, being jumped on by 

 Garotter immedi- 

 ately behind, who 

 also fell. Landing 

 on to the race- 

 course, Creole, still 

 leading, was joined 

 on the whip hand 

 by the riderless Hall 

 Court and Philoso- 

 pher. By way of 

 ridding himself of 

 such undesirable 

 companions, George 

 Waddington tried to 

 bore them on to the 

 rails, but the dodge did not answer, the pair sticking 

 to him like leeches ; not only the gorsed hurdles, but 

 the water beyond being jumped by the three abreast 

 amidst shouts of applause from the onlookers. 



Laura was the next to come to grief, Ben Land 

 and Alcibiade dissolving partnership at Bechers 



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MR. A. (;OOD>[AN. 



