264 HEROES AND HEROINES OF 



front, but gave way before reaching' the water in 

 front of the stand to Red Hussar, who cleared it in 

 advance of Lang Syne, Frigate, Downpatrlck and 

 Roquefort. 



At the fence before Becher s Brook Zoedone fell, 

 lying prostrate for some time, whilst Candahar refused 

 at the brook and was pulled up, as was Belmont 

 after clearing it. At the next fence Ben More fell. 



Meanwhile Gamecock had got up to the leaders 

 and after Valentine's Brook had been crossed he got 

 the lead for the first time, but not for long, for at 

 the ditch-and-fence rail near the canal bridge he 

 also came to grief 



Dog Fox was the first to reach the race-course, 

 followed by Roquefort, Redpath and Frigate. 



When fairly in the line for home, however, 

 Roquefort resumed the lead, and though vigorously 

 challenged by Frigate at the second flight of 

 hurdles from home, he held his own to the end, 

 winning easily in the end by two lengths. 



Black Prince was third, four lengths away, 

 Redpath was fourth, Axminster fifth, Albert Cecil 

 sixth, Dog Fox seventh, Lioness eighth, and Red 

 Hussar ninth. 



Time : lo minutes lo seconds. 



Value of stakes, ^1,035. 



