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but in conformity to the constitution and laws of the 

 club. 



The famous racer, J H , hoj^pcd about the 



track with accelerated motion, in calling the public at- 

 tention to the prominent points of JSh?inerhasselt, who 

 was to be abated of his laurels by a rule, which he stig- 

 matized with many epithets, having reference to eternal 



darkness ; whilst Dr. B was no less industrious in 



extolling the merits of Ejmmiiiondas, who happened to 

 be precisely in the same situation with his competitor. 



What was to be done ? The ladies were making 

 preparation to leave, and the gentleman had begun to 

 arrange for " scrubbing," when the Judge called out 

 from the stand in a loud voice (trumpets were not then 

 in vogue), " saddle your horses ! " What a thrill passed 

 through the crowd I and with what emotions did I hear 

 these sounds. 



The public, generally, was greatly overjoyed at the 

 prospect of the race, but, nevertheless, there were many 

 who were anxious to know upon what authority the 

 judges had ordered the horses to be saddled; and these 

 were, generally, the very persons who were most boister- 

 ous in abusing them for their obstinacy, when it was ap 

 prehended that there would be no sport. 



Upon inquiry, it was found out that the Hon. J. 



L , in conjunction with three other gentlemen, viz., 



Hon. J. T , M. II -, and U. B , Esqrs., had 



actually entered a third horse, and thereby made the 



