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their journey, Phil May and Dathi showino- the. 

 way to the second fence, where the latter fell, an 

 example followed at Becher's Brook by Hard to 

 Find. Canter Home and St. Boswells. /\t the 

 fence at the sharp turn ot the canal point. 

 John M.P., gettino- his forelegs into the bank, fell 

 into the wing, whilst the riderless Uathi knocked 

 over Kiora. At the fence before Valentine's Brook, 

 Comfit came down, Roman Lad falling over him. 

 Soon after landing on the race-course, Deerslayer, 

 breaking a stirrup leather, was pulled up, and 

 Oaklands and Timothy Titus showed the way over 

 the water, at which Drumcree and Phil May 

 blundered on landingf, and Glenrex fell. 



At the fence by the canal, Timothy Titus 

 came down, Gladiator following suit at the next 

 obstacle, and Buckaway H. at the fourth fence from 

 home. 



P'rom this point Ascetic's Silver had it all his 

 own way, and jumping the last fence of all two 

 lengths in advance of Red Lad and Aunt May, 

 went on and won in the easiest possible manner by 

 ten lengths, Red Lad being second, and Aunt May, 

 two lengths away, third. Crautacaun, two lengths 

 off, was fourth, Wolf's Folly fifth, Oatlands sixth. 

 Gladiator (remounted) seventh, Drumcree eighth, 



