124 RACECOURSE AND COVERT SIDE. 



numerable corks, and the activity of the servants 

 diving for clean plates, and producing fresh 

 chickens and game pies from well-filled baskets, 

 showed with sufficient clearness. The Lancers' 

 drag was also surrounded by a swarm of friends, 

 who were disturbed in their feasting and chaff 

 by the appearance of the numbers for the first 

 race, chalked in huge letters on a blackboard 

 which did duty for the. telegraph. 



The ring was small in numbers, but what was 

 wanting in numerical strength was amply atoned 

 for by strength of lung, though how the vigorous 

 pencillers could form any opinion as to the 

 merits of " horses bond fide the property of 

 farmers huating with the Wessex Hounds " does 

 not appear. This and the second race, for Hunt 

 Servants attached to any pack of hounds in 

 Wessex or Storfordshire, were duly run, how- 

 ever ; aud the next event on the card may be 

 transcribed : — 



A Cup, value Sixty Guineas, added to a Sweepstahes of Tiventy 

 Sovs. each, for horses the property of officers in the 1527id 

 Lancers, and to he ridden by officers of the regiment ; 4 yrs., 

 12st. ; 5 y7's., 12st. hlh. ; 6 yrs. and aged, Vlst. 7lb. About 

 three miles. 



1. Bay Bessie, 6 yrs scarlet 



2. Equinox, 5 yrs black, gold seams 



3. Chatelaine, aged pink, ivhite sleeves and cap 



4. Red Rover, 5 yrs lohite, red cap 



5. Sabretache, 6 yrs strato 



