374 THE GRAND NATIONAL. 



on this occasion, the veteran David Read having as 

 comfortable a ride as any jockey could wish for. 



That Mr. Gorham was a proud man that clay 

 goes without saying, and it was not his fault, you 

 may depend, if the victory of Shannon Lass was not 

 kept green for many a long day — in his own locality 

 at all events — the most lasting remembrance of all, 

 probably (don't read this, please, Mr. Hawke), 

 being the restoration of the pretty little church at 

 Telscombe. 



