Barabbas jumped into his bridle and is first at the fence only to 

 fall. Hazel, not yet warmed up, will not have it, and is out of the 

 race. Pilot takes up the running to avoid having his wind shut off 

 by flung back mud. Dandy in close attendance, the remainder "in 

 waiting." In this order Ashridge Wood Farm is reached, here 

 weight and pace tell, and the leaders come back to their " field." 

 Barabbas is again up. Chester, who has been refusing, now joins 

 the cluster. Richmond, going steadily and well, like the good horse 

 he is, close behind. The rider of Grey Friar now sets him going, 

 makes up his ground in the wheatfield, and just at the turn for home 

 assumes the lead. Out of the road Pilot falls, and Munster, ridden 

 rather wide to the left, comes bravely on. At last the second fence 

 from home is reached. Grey Friar, too much to the right, forces the 

 rider of Richmond to charge the biggest place in the fence, the horse 

 pecks and the backers of the favourite see their money in the air, but 

 their feelings are relieved as "Mac" gallantly recovers in time to take 

 the last fence; and now they are at it. The whalebone whistles, the 

 steel is red ! Grey Friar and Richmond are making a race of it, 

 when, like a bolt from the blue, on the extreme left comes Munster 

 galloping strong with lots in hand. Chester appears on the right. 

 Just too late ! Munster passes Grey Friar, but Richmond does not 

 shirk, and after a good race first passes the post. Close behind the 

 four leaders come Barabbas, Wedding Peal, De Tomkyns, and Pilot 

 hard by. Next appears Dandy and Zephyr, followed by Marshall 

 Saxe and Great Heart. 



Starveacre and Hazel both pulled up, come in together. 



( 7o ) 



