white Spiccato, Highland Fling Paul's brown Shamrock Edmund's brown Avi. Tell's bay Bast Wind. Kelly's chestnut Myriie Do. grey Syringa Jo grey Satur)
Of Sunlight and Shamrock Mr. Paul declared best to Syringaand Myrtle Me. Kelly declared best to win; of Second Violin and Spiccato Mr. Bill declared best to win, Just at this race began a sharp fall of rain came on, and the spectators at the front beat a hasty retreat under cover. A "Derby dog," who followed the ponies for some distance round the course, created a_good deal of amusement. Second Violin lead the way soon after the start, and was at once challenged by Sualight, who passed him at the Horse Bazaar. Second Violin soon recovered the lead, and maintained it until he reached the' Ins quarter, Meanwhile, however, Ambassador passed pony after pony and made his way to the front in excellent style, passing Sunlight near the Monument and Second Violin after entering the Straight, finally winning by about three lengths, with Second Violin second and Swilight third.—Time, 2m, 7.—Tue Czauproy Swererstakes.—A forced entry for Winners; optional for the Winner of the Roadsters' Plate or the Consolation Cup, and all other Ponies that have ran at this Meoting, not exceeding 14 hands in height 'Weight for inches as per scale—Entrance, Tls. 10—Winners of two Races, Tls. 15 extra; of more than two Races, is. 40 extra—One Mile and a Quarter. at Is, Mr. St. Androw's dun Torpedo v.10 Goo! Fungua' grey Prejudice. {10 12 rey Allegro atest 2 Paul's dan Tajmaka M3. 3 Fungus' grey Pebble alee 2 Arthur's gr 1 St. Andre: 7. en's grey Henry's grey Dictator 1
Rain fell in torrents while the race was run, rendering the ground very slippery and considerably marring the event from a spectacular point of view. The interest in the contest was, however, so great that numbers of persons rushed from under cover and got soaked to the skin, in their anxiety to get a good view of the finish. Allegro drew right away from the others at the start, and on passing the Horse Bazaar was already fully six lengths ahead of the field. Mr. Gun, Allegro's rider, continually increased his lead until he reached the Gardens, when Prejudice, Oriole, and Torpedo began rapidly to diminish the distance between them-solves and the loader. On turning the last corner Torpedo was lending and Prejudice and Allegro were abreast, Oriole following close behind them, Torpedo won easily amid ringing cheers from the spectators, Prejudice following him at a distance of some four lengths; and just at the Inst moment Oriole passed Allegro and gained the third place by half a length, Tajmahat coming in fifth.—Time, 2m. 4938.
It was decided to postpone the Grand National Stooplechaso until the Off-Day on Saturday, as the heavy rain would not only have made the event unpleasant to the riders and disappointing to the spectators but would have rendered the occurrence of a fow nasty accidents highly probable.
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