LORD HARRINGTON'S COUNTRY 



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before seen so finished a performance by ladies. 

 Weight was bound to tell as they climbed the hill, 

 Marvel carrying her head high, darting along in 

 the gayest fashion. In the last field Miss Elnor's 

 hat got hung up by the elastic, and looking back 

 she saw Miss A. Hamilton on Butterscotch hunting 

 her home, with Mr Wagstaffe's Little Pop, ridden by 

 Mrs Hill, not very far behind. Whips crackled in 

 the air, as all three sat down to finish, but three 

 stone of weight was bound to tell, and Marvel shot 

 out to win in decided fashion. All seven jumped 

 the course, and there was a desperate fought out 

 finish for third place, the runner-up being Mr W. 

 R. Brockton's The Lady, ridden by Miss M. Hooley. 

 A great reception awaited the ladies, with three 

 cheers for " the little un' ! " for the event was most 

 popular with the crowd. The following is the field 

 that competed in this sporting event. 



Ladies' Race, for a silver cup : about three miles 



Miss Elnor 



Mr A. W. Hickling's Marvel, 8-8 



Miss A. Hamilton's Butterscotch, 11-8 



Mr Wagstaffe's Little Pop, 10-2 



Mr W. R. Brockton's The Lady, lo-o 



Miss Grace Hooley's The Parson, 11-6 



Mr Wagstaffe's Firefly, 12-0 



Mrs H. G. Sherbrooke's Zouave, ii-o 



Owner 



Mrs Hill 



Miss M. Hooley 



Owner 

 Miss Brodhurst 

 Mrs Sherbrooke o 



