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9th Lancers Point - to - Point . GLOOMY WEATHER AT PENTON . Postponed for a fortnight on account of the inclement conditions , the weather on Monday was worse than ever for the holding of the 9th Lancers point - to - point steeplechases over Capt . F. R. Sutton's course at Penton . Still the fixture was fulfilled , rain pouring most of the time the five races were in progress . This year Capt . Sutton had marked out a different course , with the apparent object of giving the sightseers a better and more complete view of the running . The course was a little longer if anything , ex ceedingly heavy , with the turf saturated like a sponge , while much of the distance along by Foxcotte was flooded . Fortunately there were no bad accidents . The officials were : -Stewards : Lieut . - Col . D. G. M. Campbell , Major Beale Browne , O. C. H. Riley , Esq . , M.F.H. , Capt . Grenfell ; judge : General H. De B. De Lisle , C.B. , D.S.O .; starter Capt . F. R. Sutton ; clerk of the scales : Capt . Kemple ; hon . sec .: Capt . J. G. Porter ; and the results were : P 1 . 2 . ( Unless otherwise stated the horses were ridden by their owners ) . LIGHT WEIGHT RACE - 12 stone . Mr. Harvey's b.g. Wild Rose , Capt . Reynolds ch.g. Rod Pepper V. ( Mr. Straker ) . 3. Capt . Court's bl.g. Prince . Also ran : Col. Campbell's ch.g. Leopard ; Major Brooks ' br.m. Marchioness ; Capt . Por ter's br.g. Billy Buster ; Capt . Court's b.g. Goblin ( Mr. Hornby ) ; Mr. Marden's br.m. Rougea ( Mr. Whitehead ) ; Mr Garstin's br.m. Slippery Anne . Red Pepper made the running , followed by Billy Buster , Wild Rose , and Leo pard . Coming into the Penton - Foxcotte coun try , Red Pepper was still at the head of affairs , but Goblin was rapidly closing up ; this was short lived though , for he went head over heels in the ford and gave Mr. Phipps Hornby a good ducking , Wild Rose beating Red Pepper in the run home up the slope . Three lengths divided Wild Rose and Peacock , Prince being a bad third . SUBALTERNS CUP - 12st . 7lbs . 1 . Mr. Straker's b.m. Wee Pet . 2 : Mr. Mather Jackson's ch.g. Crafty . 3. Mr. Allfrey's ch.g. Loughborough . Also ran : Mr. Phipps Hornby's b.m. Henri etta ; Mr. Crossley's ch.g. Barrabas III .; Mr. Harvey's b.g. Streamstown ; Mr. H. Taylor Whitehead's b.g. Sergeant ; Mr. Norman's ch.g. Sergeant Major ; Mr. G. Taylor White head's br.m , Princess Rightful ; Mr. Smith's ch.g. Splinters ; Mr. Garstin's ch.g. Royal Royal Gem made the running , followed Gem . by Splinters , Streamstown , and Henrietta for half - a - mile , when the latter fell . This order was maintained for about a mile , when Streamstown took up the running , jumping into the park from the country . Wee Pet , who up to this had been kept well back , began improving his position and beautifully ridden by Mr. Straker , passed the leaders , including Streamstown , who gave Mr. Harvey a somewhat heavy fall at the pen ultimate fence , and won comfortably by eight lengths , six lengths separating the other two . NOMINATION RACE - 12st . 7lbs . 1. Mr. Straker's ch.g. April Morn II . Capt Grenfell's b g First Favourite . Capt . Sopper's b.g. Melton ( dead heat ) Also ran : Mr. Marden's ch.m. Greenheart Red ( Capt . Porter ) ; Capt . de Wiart's ch.g. Feather ( Mr. Aylmer ) ; Mr. Holdsworth's ch.m. Peggy ; Capt . Sewell's ch.g. Phantom ; Capt . Fitzgerald's b.g. Decane ; Mr. Davis ' b.m. Colleen IV .; Mr. Lawson Johnstone's br.m. Belvoir Lass : Mr. Norman's ch.g. Sergeant Major ; Mr. Denroche Smith's ch.m. Vi ( Mr. Pilter ) ; Mr. Denroche Smith's b.g. Mick . First Favourite made the running , followed by Red Feather , Melton , and Greenheart to the fence in front of the tents , when the latter fell , but was very quickly re - mounted and sent in pursuit . At the turning April Moon II . joined First Favourite and jumped fence for fence together until a quarter of a mile from home , when the former went on to win easily by ten lengths . REGIMENTAL CUP - 12st . 7lbs . 1. Capt . Grenfell's br.g. Joeboy . 2. Mr. Crossley's b.g General Nogi . 3. Capt . Court's b.g. Upshot . Also ran : Major Brooks ' b.g. Jorrocks ; Capt . Grenfell's ch.m. Ginger ( Col. Campbell ) ; Mr. Phipps Homby's b.m. Henrietta ; Mr. H. Taylor Whitehead's br.g. Silvertail ; Mr. Marden's b.g. The Rake ; Mr. Marden's b.g. Chivy ( Capt . Porter ) : Mr. Garstin's b.g. Bag of Nuts ; Mr. G. Taylor Whitehead's b.m. Salome ; Mr. Mather Jackson's bl.g. Goldhand . General Nogi made the running , followed by Joe boy , Ginger , Upshot , Chivy and Henrietta , until half - a - mile from home , when Joeboy , staying the better , went on to win comfortably by six lengths . HEAVYWEIGHT RACE - 14st . 1. Capt . Court's bl.g. Prince . 2. Capt . Court's b.g. Goblin ( Mr. Hornby ) . 3. Mr. Allfrey's br.g. Astrachan . Also ran : Major Beale Browne's ch.g. Pale face ; Capt . Porter's br.g Thorn ; Mr. Diggle's b.m. Soapsuds ; Mr. Straker's b.g. Peacock ; Mr. H. Taylor Whitehead's ch.g. Harleqain . Peacock made the running , followed at some dis tance by Thorn , Astrachan , Goblin and Prince , until the ford , when Peacock went under , much to his rider's disgust , who was left sitting in the water . Astrachan then took up the running , and led until the third fence from home , when he was passed by Prince and Goblin . Capt . Court , on the former , got the better of a tight finish with Mr. Hornby , and won by a length . The regimental band enlivened the proceed ings at intervals , and it was hard on Sergt . Quex , in charge of the 9th Lancers officers ' mess , that the weather was so bad , as he had things beauti fully done , 땁 VI . |
