Gentlemen Riders 



Mr. Bean's 



Capt. Bisdee's 

 Mr. C. Turner's 

 Mr. Bryan's . 

 Mr. Land's . 

 Mr. Thompson's 

 Mr. Smith's . 

 Mr. Lampden's 



Beanstalk. 



Boy Blue. 

 . Pilot. 



. The Flyer (7 lb. extra). 

 Prediction. 

 Coxswain. 

 . Curate. 

 . Jerry. 



There was hardly any betting. Coleman having given his 

 signal, away they went, Cinderella darting away with the lead at 

 a pace which some voted too fast to last. Prediction blundered 

 at the first fence, whilst the Curate jumped splendidly. 

 Cinderella, still leading, hesitated at the fence into the road, 

 but was first over this awkward obstacle, at which Spicy, 

 Conrad, Boy Blue, and Beanstalk refused, the two last named 

 because they were so interfered with by other horses. On 

 reaching the Common, Speculation and Cinderella went on side 

 by side, taking their fences together. Pilot smashed into a gate 

 and came down heavily. The Flyer belied his name by falling 

 at the last fence, but as soon as the horses jumped on to the flat, 

 Cinderella, Splendour, and Speculation were close together, 

 Spicy gaining on them rapidly. 



These four ran a splendid race home. Splendour winning by 

 a bare half-length, the others being so close together that all 

 three claimed second place. The umpire decided in favour of 

 Spicy, though the spectators favoured Cinderella. 



Spicy had been running in trouble for some distance 

 over the plough, but as soon as Captain Becher landed him 

 on to the sound turf, his swinging action stood him in 

 good stead, whilst as his breastplate broke and the saddle 

 slipped back, his must be called a fine performance. Captain 

 Becher, in pulling up, objected to Splendour, on the ground 



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