284 HEROES AND HEROINES OE 



PLACE BETTING. 



3 to I agst. Frigate. 



4 ,, I ,, Ballot Box. 

 7 „ I „ Playfair. 



The Race. 



The flag fell without a failure, and Trap and Ring- 

 let with inside berths at once went to the front from 

 Old Joe, The Fawn, Savoyard, Jeanie and Bellona. 

 The leaders made use of their position tor the first 

 quarter of a mile, and Ringlet jumped the opening- 

 fence only just clear of Old Joe, Trap, Jeanie and 

 The Fawn. Aladdin now headed the second 

 division, toQether with Savovard. 



The Fawn came to grief at the third fence, Spahi 

 and Kinfauns refusing at the next. Here Ringlet, 

 Old Joe, Aladdin, Trap, and Chancellor were in the 

 first tiight and remained so till at Becher's Brook 

 where the magnificently leaping Ballot Box carried 

 his colours to the fore. At Valentine's Cork dropped 

 his hind legs and went no further. 



Along the canal side Aladdin was in command 

 from Johnny Longtail, Ballot Box, Badger, Usna, 

 and Playfair, and here Usna took up the running, 

 and being followed on to the race-course bv Aladdin, 

 Frigate and Johnny Longtail. 



