THE TREBLE EVENT 15 



won by an English competitor for many years, and con- 

 sidered the conditions of the race and reflected as to the 

 stormy nature of the crossing at this time of the year, 

 shook their heads and were incb'ned to think that it was 

 unwise to risk a possible reverse. 



On the other hand it was argued by the majority that 

 those connected with the filly were acting in a very 

 sporting manner in thus throwing down the gauntlet to 

 France, and in desiring to prove that the flying English 

 three-year-old was incontestably the best of any age in 

 either country, and that a horse of the calibre of Pretty 

 Polly was superior to all conditions either of weight or 

 climate. 



