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good wife I had been the victim of Mr. McLoughlin^s 

 little scheme. ^' AlFs well that ends well/' and I 

 was none the worse for keeping such late hours. 



I have mentioned Paris before, and his numerous 

 victories are fresh in my mind. The game little son 

 of Grandmaster is now in England, and Mr. John 

 AUsop's brother brought him over. 



Paris won his first Caulfield Cup in 1892, and 

 followed it up with a win in 1894. Cis Parker rode 

 him on the first occasion, and Jack Fielder on the 

 second. Both were good races, but his second win 

 was a brilliant performance in such a big field, and 

 with his heavy weight — nine-stone four. 



When he won the Metropolitan Stakes at Rand- 

 wick he started at ]00 to 3, and won gallantly. 

 Over a mile few horses could beat him, and he is a 

 thorough stayer as well. I never saw a horse that 

 could equal him on the track, and morning after morn- 

 ing he used to do the fastest gallop of any horse out. 

 He was certainly one of the very best horses I saw iu 

 the Colonies. 



In 1893 the Caulfield Cup proved sensational. 

 Tim Swiveller won, with Sainfoin second, and Oxide 

 third. An objection was laid against Tim Swiveller 

 on the ground of interference, and Chris Moore rode 

 him. 



The Caulfield stewards decided not to interfere, 

 and the race was given to Tim Swiveller. The owner 



