made, however, a trifle heavy by the previous night's rain. No 

 serious casualties marred the run, though a Junior was seen 

 hovering for a space in a somewhat precarious position, and the 

 rider came into the last road stirrupless and abroad. A sporting 

 lady in a trap offered even money about his dismissal. Fortunately 

 for her shilling she found no takers. Phillips and Tod had falls 

 quite close to the finish. 



"The Army," we are told, "swore terribly in Flanders." It 

 has not yet altogether forgotten its traditions, and the air assumed 

 a very blue appearance in the neighbourhood of the second 

 fence due to a cross ; it was, however, cleared by the soft answer 

 which turneth away wrath, and amicable relationship between the 

 curser and the cursed was thoroughly re-established before the next 

 fence was reached. On the way to the meet the Drag Secretary 

 and two bicyclists attempted " Green Lane " ; as the former was in 

 a cart and the lane quite a foot deep in mud, he no doubt quite 

 appreciated the remark of Jackson's Staff Officer about roads with 

 their bottoms knocked out. See sketch on opposite page. 



Tuesday, February 25th, 1896. 



On account of the severe frost of last night there was, for the 

 first time this season, no meet, and those of us who for some time 

 past have been earnestly anxious to attack Noiseville, devoted the 

 afternoon to the collection of straws wherewith to make bricks for 

 the " Memoire." 



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