The first heavyweight home was Marshall Bolton on his old plodder Lo Farceur of whom it is said that he new showed his best until he fell into the hands of a Quack. The pony ran in the Challenge Cup last year and will run again—if he is still living.
That hardy perennial (in this case a wonderfully descriptive word—but one that we all got into trouble through, at school, for misspelling) 'Jackie' Hayes was the quickest away and led the field at Sa Ka Dong, but later took an imperial toss and broke his hat—the only thing left to break, it is said. There were two green paper checks—the second at the village bridge North of Swansong—but after this there was some grand galloping and Oh! What grief! Culbertson took the lead just before Craddocks but a second later he took a tumble, too. Many spectators were gathered at the famous jump and they were not disappointed for it took its toll. After the hunt, nearly everyone was heard to say 'I was going well till I fell at Craddocks' Liddell, they say. had a bath in it, Well the hunt is over and now we have next Sunday to look forward to. May we venture one small word
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