/4 / -ON AND OFF THE TUKF. 



rattling down on them from the irate crowd on the 

 hill. This had the desired effect. 



On the flat there was a perfect forest of umbrellas, 

 find it was a strange sight as seen from our box. As 

 for seeing the race, it was well nigh impossible, and 

 when the horses flashed past the post there was a cry 

 of '' What's won ? '' 



When Glenloth's number went up it put the 

 finishing touch on backers' misery, as the horse was a 

 rank outsider, and fifty to one could have been had 

 about him in places. 



Ronda finished second and Penance third, so that 

 Mr. Forrester's bad luck in this race still stuck to 

 him. In three years he had with his horses run 

 second, fourth, and second and third, not a bad 

 record. 



An incident that happened over this race shows 

 how unwise it is to put a man off backing a horse when 

 he fancies it. 



Before I left my hotel in the morning, one of the 

 waiters asked me to put him a pound on Glenloth. 

 I laughed at him, and told him to keep his money in 

 his pocket. He did, with the result that he was about 

 £50 worse off" after Glenloth won, as he would hare 

 procured that amount to his pound. 



I shall never forget the mournful look with which 

 he regarded me after that event. I had serious 

 thoughts of changing my table, in case a concoction 



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