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l\(i\.il SI.iikI. Ii (•( )|im',|((1 (i| ,1 '. 1, 111(1 r(>()iM Icidlll'.; Id ,i 

 sji.tc loiis li,ili(iii\, .111(1 W.I'. MiniKuiiilcd liy ;ii) open !;r.i(lii,it<'(| 



lOol, .lll( »l'(llll:', .1 SI )l(ll(ll(l \ KW ()l llic (OllISC, l)CM(|cS wliK li 



tlicrc \\< re t ( 'iiiiiK >( Ik )ii', relic, limciil rooms .md ollicc., one 

 ol wliu li W.I'. .iil(>ll((l lo Ml". < )\lc\ lor ill', r.icc ( .iid |)riiiim<>-. 

 I Ins st.lll(l W.i'. pl.Kcd lllldci" lIlc (Olllrol (i| die M.istcr ol 

 tllc r>ll( khoilild'.. I m| II ( t\ ciliclil', were .ilso in.idc in die 



l.iwn 111 lldlll ol die (ilMIld Sl.ind, lt\' lowciliu; die c.isl end 

 .111(1 iMisin;- llic odicr, so di.il l)\ .ill .1 lull \ lew (oiild he 

 (•|l|o\'cd ol llic liii.il si ni;;<dc. 



In s|iilc (»l die storm wliicli continued lor two whole 

 d.i\s dm in;; the \'^\^-\ meetiii!.; It w.i'> .1 memor.ilile ye.ir. 

 I he ( hieen .md j'l iiu c ( oii'.ort were present .md the r.iein^' 

 hroii'dit out ;M)od held',. I'ollowiiij; the oIIk i.il e.ird, tlu; 

 r.uc lor the ( ii|) w.is .idxcrtised .is " .\ piece ol pl.ite \.illie 

 501) .S()\'ereiL;ii.s, the <Mlt ol Ins l\l.i|e'.t\ the I'.mperor ol .ill 

 the klissi.is." Iilit the lroph\' W.is not there. Ilie .iliied 



.irinies ol Ihit.mi .md I'r.mce wcic jsitherni;; in the ("nine. 1, 

 .md the l\l ii'.( ( »\ ite h.id oilier II', c. lor hr; inone\'. I he ( up 

 W.IS dlerelore resl(»red to Its old pi. ice, .ind h.lll .1 do/.eil 

 horses jsithered .it the st.irtiii'; po'.t to run lor it. It w.is 

 .1 <;r.md r.ice. rromnieiit .iiikmii; the competitors w.is West 

 .\ iisti.ili.m the winner ol the ,'\scot Irieimi.il on the d.iy 

 helore who h.id Ik (11 lioiii'hl l>\ Lord I .olldesi loidi i" ll Iroin 

 Mr. Iiowcs, under whose tohuii'. he h.id pre\ ioir.l\ W(»n the 

 I Wit liioiis.md (iiiine.i'., the |)eii>\, .md the .St. I .eiM'i- ; 

 Mr. r. Ill's U.ii.ipl.in, who h.id .ilre.idy .ulne\cd j^rc.il 

 thiiiiv,, .md h.id c. lined oil the (hieen'?i \';ise in the xcir 

 |)et(ire: .111(1 kill!'/. Ion, the hoi'.e ol Mr. Morris, .1 loiiidi 

 opponent. I hroil' dionl the l.uc, tlic-e three were tojM'tliei', 

 iMHiii; loi .ill the\ were worth. I he cMitemeiit w.is inteiisi; 



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