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HEROES AND HEROINES OE 



The riaL;- tell at the first attempt to a capital 

 start, the first to show in front being' .iisop, who 

 drawing- out clear, settled down in fi-ont of Horizon, 

 Manifesto and Cathai, with Fin Ma Coul II., Royal 

 Buck, Father O'Flynn and Molly Maguire all in a 

 heap, the last pair being Lady Pat and Prince Albert. 

 In this order they went over the first two fences, 

 Royal Buck taking the lead. At a good pace the 

 field raced away along the railway side, but after 

 jumping Becher's Brook Dalkeith gave way to 

 ^sop, who went on in front of Cathai, P^ather 

 O'Flynn, Horizon and Manifesto. Through the mist 

 which hung over the course they came across the 

 plough, past the canal bridge on to the race-course, 

 Aisop still showing the way from Dalkeith, 



