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possessed his whole soul. It pleased him 

 Garryowen was so well matched. To beat Wheel 

 of Fortune would be a triumph. 



And now that adjustment of prices which 

 always takes place just before starting was 

 evidenced in the price of Garryowen. " Listen! " 

 cried Dashwood. " The price has gone to ten to 

 one. Listen! " The roar of the ring flared up, 

 the horses were now at the starting-post, cara- 

 coHng and curveting. French saw Andy's black- 

 and-yeUow jacket and the purple-and- white 

 of Lofts on Wheel of Fortune. Would the flag 

 never fall! A false start — another false start — 

 and they were off. The purple jacket of White 

 Moth was to the fore; three full lengths after 

 White Moth came Satiety and Garryowen. 

 Garryowen was going as a cloud shadow goes, 

 sweepingly and without effort; with him, and 

 drawing shghtly ahead, went Wheel of Fortune. 



They were racing along the rise now. Satiety 

 had drawn well to the fore, and now, of a sudden, 

 with kaleidoscopic swiftness and effect, the field 

 had changed, and Satiety was no longer to the 

 fore. White Moth had fallen away, the field was 

 fanning out, AVheel of Fortune and Garryowen 

 were lea.ding. Dr agon-Fly, a rank outsider, had 

 drawn up to Garryowen, and the whole moving 

 cloud of horses were making for Tattenham 

 Corner, the Cape Horn of luck, where so many a 

 fortune has been wrecked. Wheel of Fortune 

 was going superbly, and as they drew on the 



