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pletely pumped out, bringing down Solicitor and 

 Red Nob. Columbine was now leading and landed 

 first onto the race-course, followed by Rhyshworth, 

 the rapidly compounding Alice Lee and Disturbance. 



Round the bend they came, and as Rhyshworth, full 

 of running, was seen to pass Alice Lee, with appa- 

 rently the race in hand, a deafening shout went up in 

 anticipation of the victory of the all rose. L^ven the 

 imperturbable Mr. Richardson, who having trained 

 both horses at different times, knew as much about 

 one as he did the other, trembled for his solitary 

 bet of a thousand to ten. It was not until, rising- 

 together at the last hurdle so close as actually to 

 touch each other, he saw Rh)shworth's ears go back 

 flat on to his poll that he felt assured of the result. 



Suffice it to say that Rhyshworth, finding himself 

 fairly collared, declined to try another yard, in spite 

 of the vigorous call of his jockey, and shutting up at 

 every stride, allowed the game little Disturbance, 

 who had popped o\er the last hurdle as if it were 

 the first fence of the day instead of the last, to 

 canter in the winner by six lengths. Ten lengths 

 off Columbine was third, with Master Mowbray a 

 bad fourth. 



Time ; An error having arisen in stopping the 

 watch, Benson's time cannot be quoted. All the 



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