Mike gives Toddie a fall. Blair arrived with a concertinaed hat, 

 Kitty takes her rider into a tree. No. 9, fond of water, 

 jumps bang into a duck pond to disappear, and No. 9 becomes 

 No. 16 in the race. The horse " lost to sight, to memory dear," led 

 its jockey to believe him "gone before." Rising from the mud he 

 shouted lustily " catch my horse." No. 9 wanted no catching for 

 the duck pond had effectually done it. Zenobia finished behind the 

 Master's mount, and Bessie and Starlight wend their way slowly but 

 surely home together. 



In this race the best horse won, and we congratulate the Oyster 

 upon having so good a man up. 



Though the going in parts was certainly heavy many fields rode 

 surprisingly light, the fences were fair hunting obstacles, and the 

 course well chosen. Though there were several falls no one suffered, 

 and one horse, lame up to the day of the race, was restored to com- 

 parative soundness. There is seemingly nothing like work for lame- 

 ness. 



HEAVY WEIGHT RACE. 



For horses unconditionally the property of Heavy Weight Officers 

 at the Staff College, and that have been regularly ridden with the 

 Drag Hounds by their Owners, or by Officers at the Staff College. 



CATCH WEIGHTS over 14 st. 



1. Capt. G. T. Forestier- Walker's (R. A.) br g Pilot, aged .. .. Owner 



2. Capt. F. S. Maude's (Coldstream Guards) br m Hazel (by Lord 



Gough — darn unknown), aged .. .. .. .. .. Owner 



3. Capt. W. T. Furse's (R.A.) br g Munster (by Traverser — dam by 



Arthur), 5 years Owner 



4. Capt. H. G. Burrow's (R.A.) br g Greatheart (by Tom Tit), 6 years Owner 



5. Capt. J. R. F. Sladen's (E. Yorks. Regt.) ch g Barrabbas, 5 years Owner 



6. Mr. S. Earle's (Coldstream Guards) br g Starveacre, aged . . Owner 



7. Capt. F. de B. Young's (6th B.C.) b g Zephyr, aged . . . . Owner 



8. Capt. A. H. Barthorp's (Northamptonshire Regt.) grg Grey Friar, 



6 years . . 



9. Capt. P. R. Phipps (Dorset Regt.) ch m Wedding Peal, aged 



10. Capt. G. N. Kirkpatrick (R.E.) b g Chester, aged 



11. Capt. H. S. Walker's (Scottish Rifles) ch g Marshal Saxe, aged. . 

 •12. Capt. H. E. S. Phillips' (Welsh Regt.) br g Dandy, aged 



13. M. J. A. MacBean's (R.D. Fusilier) b g Richmond (by Hampton 



Court — dam by Gunboat), 5 years . . . . 



14. Capt. E. H. Allenby's (6th Dragoons) bl g Charcoal, aged 



15. Capt. C. E. Spearman's (R.M. Fusiliers) b g De Tompkyns, 5 years 



For this event fourteen horses faced the flag. 



The flag is lowered. They're off! They come ! 



The field is sweeping on. 

 A sway in the crowd — a murmuring hum ; 



They're here ! They're past ! They're gone ! 



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