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at the open ditch. Eremon now resumed the lead, 

 Ascetic's Silver, apparently hopelessly beat, toiling 

 along in the rear. 



xAt the fence before the water the riderless Rath- 

 vale interfered with Extravagance,, causing him to 

 fall in front of the stands, and Newey on Eremon 

 had to hit him over the head to make him keep his 

 distance at the water 



At the second fence in the country, Seisdon Prince 

 was pulled up, whilst Becher's Brook proved fatal to 

 York II. and Roman Law. Eremon now drew 

 right away from his field, Patlander, Tom West 

 and Bouchal ()o-ue beino his nearest attendants, and 

 at the fence before \"alentine's. Detail fell, and Red 

 Lad failing to rise at the open ditch brought down 

 Bouchal Ogue and Loop Head. /\fter jumping 

 Valentine's Brook, Eremon was just twenty lengths 

 in front ot Tom \\ est, who was about the same 

 distance ahead of Ravenscliffe, Barabbas II. and 

 Patlander, and to these the race was now confined. 



Once on the race-course, Toni West made a deter- 

 mined effort to get up to the leader, but it was of no 

 avail, and Eremon drawing away, closely followed 

 bv the riderless Rathvale. whose niotto was evidentlv 

 " Be into them I will," sailed home a gallant winner 

 by six lengths, Patlander beating Ravenscliife by a 



