. Mr. Crop's harriers . rs, is beaten the first time and Shooter look like making a good race, when young Hawke, who has been down, andgot his back plastered with mud, rushes up and wins by a short head. The LADIES EACE is the event of the day. First of all, nobody will undertake tobe starter. Browser declines at once. Mr. Juniper says he wont do it. Toddleton and HustlerTuck are lunching on Sir Timothy de Boots brake, and wont move. The at last asksMr. Hardup, who does not care what anyone says of him, and he consents to act. Afterseveral attempts and failures, consequent up
. Mr. Crop's harriers . rs, is beaten the first time and Shooter look like making a good race, when young Hawke, who has been down, andgot his back plastered with mud, rushes up and wins by a short head. The LADIES EACE is the event of the day. First of all, nobody will undertake tobe starter. Browser declines at once. Mr. Juniper says he wont do it. Toddleton and HustlerTuck are lunching on Sir Timothy de Boots brake, and wont move. The at last asksMr. Hardup, who does not care what anyone says of him, and he consents to act. Afterseveral attempts and failures, consequent upon incessant chattering, the master is appealed to,and says he must stop the race, unless the ladies are silent at the start. At last they getoff. Mrs. Galloper makes the running, followed by Mrs. Hawthorn to the first fence, where liercob refuses. With some trouble she gets over after her sister and two others. A lady on uroaring grey comes next, and Mrs. Cutemdown last. Mrs. Galloper still leading, goes as hard ——. ^^K z^^\ [37 turn up, having left as she can at the brook the lirst time round, and gets well over; Miss Matchem and MissCahiree come next; Miss Evergreens horse blunders at the fence out of the stubble field, butscrambles up, and is joined ])y Mrs. Cutemdown, whose horse isfittest of the lot. Mrs. Hawthorn is now dreadfully out of breath,and last. The second time round, Mrs. Galloper is caught by at the posts and rails ; Mrs. horse swerves, andshe is deposited on the bank, in her boots and breeches, the horsegoing on alone with the safety skirt. Mrs. Cutemdown is nowleading, and all disappear on the top of the hill. She is nextseen on her feet, strugghng to remount her nag on the ploughdescending to the last fence. A desperate race now ensues betweenMiss Cahiree and Miss Matchem ; the lady on the grey next, along way behind. A dead heat is declared. None of the others the course at different points, and were afterwards found reh-eshing at Sir
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