ce ": ▁ ▁" Out ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁emer ged ▁one ▁surv iv or , ▁F oin av on ▁– ▁now ▁the ▁leader ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁f ence . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁many ▁behind ▁but ▁somehow , ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁sed ate ▁pace , ▁managed ▁to ▁fiddle ▁is ▁way ▁through .... ▁The ▁race ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁far ce . ▁F oin av on ▁pl od ded ▁home , ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁favour ite , ▁H oney ▁End .... ▁Later , ▁describing ▁his ▁victory , ▁the ▁successful ▁r ider , ▁John ▁Buck ingham , ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁jump ing ▁Canal ▁Turn ▁he ▁pres umed ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁see ▁no ▁one ▁ahead . ▁Two ▁f ences ▁later ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁pe ep ▁over ▁his ▁shoulders ▁and ▁could ▁see ▁no - one ▁behind ." ▁ ▁A ▁reader ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁respond ed ▁by ▁pointing ▁out ▁that , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁being ▁held ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁f ence , ▁F oin av on ' s ▁time ▁was ▁three ▁second ' s ▁faster ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁Ang lo ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁and ▁also ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁three ▁other ▁recent ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Se vent een ▁days ▁after ▁winning ▁at ▁A int ree , ▁F oin av on , ▁Sus ie ▁the ▁go at , ▁and ▁John ▁Buck ingham ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁a ▁char ity ▁reception ▁at ▁St ▁James ' s ▁Palace ▁in ▁London ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Duch ess