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STEEPLECHASING. 



First and seventeenth fence, 5 ft. 4 in. high, no ditch, furze. 



Second and eighteenth fence, 5 ft. 3 in. high, no ditch, fir. 



Third and nineteenth fence, 4ft. 10 in. high, ditch in front, 

 furze. 



Fourth and twentieth fence, 5 ft. 6 in. high, no ditch, furze. 



Fifth and twenty-first fence, 5 ft. 3 in. high, no ditch, fir. 



Sixth and twenty-second fence (Beecher's Brook, Fig. 246), 

 5 ft. high. Landing about 18 in. lower than take off. Dry 



Fig. 259. Beecher's Brook (taking off side) after race. 



ditch 3 ft. deep and 5 ft. 6 in. wide on landing side (Fig. 247). 

 Base of fence about 5 ft. thick. Furze. 



Seventh and twenty-third fence (Fig. 248), 5 ft. high with 

 ground sloping downwards, no ditch, fir. 



Eighth and twenty-fourth fence, 5 ft. high, ditch 5 ft. wide 

 in front, furze. 



Ninth and twenty-fifth fence (Valentine's Brook, Fig. 249), 

 5 ft. high and 5 ft. at base. Ditch on landing side (Fig. 250), 

 full of water and 5 ft. wide. Fir. 



