6. Mr. A. Blair's (K.O.S.B.) gr m Lady Sybil (by Scot Guard dam 



by Hunting Horn), 5 years .. 



7. Capt. T. Capper's (E. Lane. Regt.) b g Nipper, aged 



8. Capt. M. E. Willoughby's (19th B.L.) ch g S. Patrick, 6 years 



9. Capt. D. Haig's (7th Hussars) b g Oyster, aged 



10. Capt. H. S. Sloman's (E. Surrey Regt.) gr g Starlight, aged 



11. Capt. J. M. Valentin's (Som. L.I.) ch g Paddy, aged 



12. Capt. Hon. H. A. Lawrence's (17th Lancers) br g Bantam, 6 years 



13. Capt. H. E. Wise's (Derbyshire Regt.) br m The Tartlet, aged . 



14. Capt. N. H. Vertue's (The Buffs) ch m Nellie, aged 



15. Capt. H. Jennings-Bramby's (Royal Highlanders) br m Strid 



Away, 5 years 



16. Capt. B. Holloway's (2nd Madras Lancers) b m Kitty, 5 years . 



17. Mr. D. A. Friederichs' (R.E.) br g Gossoon, aged .. 



18. Capt. E. M. Perceval's (R.A.) b m Lady Ebor, 6 years 



19. Capt. F. St. D. Skinner's (R. Sussex Regt.) br g No. 9, aged 



20. Capt. H. Graham's D.S.O. (5th Lancers) br or bl m Ebony (b 



Mariner — Boris dam), aged 



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The flag is lowered with an "are you ready ? go!" The 

 Bantam and the Tartlet draw clear of the ruck and are over the 

 first fence into the plough ; Gossoon, on the extreme right, swerves 

 and scatters to the four winds the crowd ; Stride Away, hard held, 

 swerves suddenly at the fence, his rider takes a deep breath of the 

 newly turned plough, and the horse goes on to seriously hamper the 

 leaders. The favourite just escapes being rolled over, so sudden is 

 the swerve. When the first road is reached the " field " is already 

 strung out, but the Bantam, Kathleen, the Nipper, the Oyster and 

 the Tartlet are all in a cluster until just before Ashridge Wood 

 Farm is reached, when the Bantam comes down, the Tartlet ditto 

 at the next fence. Paddy now passes the fallen ones, who are soon 

 up and striving hard to rejoin the leaders. The Tartlet lame, 

 ungalloped and unfit reaches them only to be stopped by the heavy 

 going in the wheatfield ; here she is joined by Nellie and the 

 Bantam, and more or less in company the road is crossed just as the 

 leaders swing to the left at the flag for home. Haig now takes the 

 Oyster to the front, Paddy passes the Nipper, and in this order the 

 last field is entered. Despite every effort, no change is effected. 

 Kathleen, under the "bleeders," gallantly struggles, but fails to get 

 a place, the Bantam and the Tartlet are pulled up and Nellie passes 

 them. 



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