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FATALITY ATTENDS PARLIAMENTARY RACE. Load. 11. Bug.. April 11. — The Parlhi mental • Steeplechases, whbdi have not been run fat three rears, were revived on Saturday and were attended by a fatal accident. The race- were held at Bppinje In the presen.i- of a great crowd of legislators, rac ing men. prominent government olhcials and others. Sir William Grantham, judge of the Queen- Bench division of the High Court of Justice, and the Rt. Hon. Janus William I. •wiher. Speaker Of the house, acted as jndgi s. In tin principal pveal of the day. the House of Commons race, there were fourteen starter-, tie Hon. Neil Priinro-c. I be youngest son of the F.arl of Boar be ry- and Viscount Caatterengh being the rsvorites. While leading at a fa-t pace, the ho-.se ridden le the septuagenarian member, the Rt. Hon. .lame- Tomklnson. of Cheshire, fell at s feme. Mr. T on I- :n-eu wa» thrown, sustained a eoneussiou of the bra in and dh .1 yesterday.
