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on whom he made the historic jump over the Red House 

 drain. The drain was in flood, and the old horse cleared it 

 gallantly. The width from the nearest hind foot to the 

 edge of the water on the landing side was 24 ft. i in., 

 and the horse cleared 27 ft. 10 in., which is ten inches 

 more than Mr. Mytton's celebrated jump on Baronet. 



In Ferneley's picture of the meet at Red House all 

 the horses are portraits of thoroughbreds from the stud 

 of Mr. H. S. Thompson. 



WILLIAM SCARTH DIXON. 

 York, June, 1899. 



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