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stand at the end of this mile as handsomely as before. The 

 third mile was done in 2m. 42-|s.. making the total of the 

 heat 8m. 03s. ; and Kemble was first at the outcome. He 

 had not been headed in the heat, and won with lengths to 

 spare. O'Blenis was second, Pet third, Tola fourth, Boston 

 Girl fifth, and Honest John sixth. 



The excitement was now redoubled. The great body of 

 the spectators were much pleased with the fine style in 

 which all the horses had trotted, and with which the stallion 

 had won. The friends and backers of O'Blenis and of the 

 other losers of the heat were not at all cast down ; but those 

 who had put their faith in Kemble Jackson were much 

 elated. More money was laid. The backers of O'Blenis 

 would not hedge, thinking he was about sure to win the 

 next heat; and those who stood upon the other horses 

 thought so too. " The heats," said they, " will be broken, 

 and we shall all have a good chance to come out best : it's 

 anybody's race ! " The truth was, that they all looked for 

 Kemble Jackson to get up, and were much surprised that 

 he had not done so " the first time of asking ; " that is, in 

 the heat he had won. Everybody knew that this trick of 

 his had lost him his races prior to my getting him, and they 

 concluded that he had not altogether forgotten to practise 

 it in so short a time. 



So now we came up for the second heat, and got the word 

 for the start. lola and Pet had the best of it ; and Brooks 

 and Harry Jones bulged them off in the lead at such a rate 

 that I was forced to let them take the pole on the turn, for 

 fear that the stallion, not being settled, might get up in a 

 great rush at that moment. But, when we got in the straight 

 work of the backstretch, I found that he was well down to 

 his work, and felt that I might safely send him along. 

 Doing so, I passed first one and then the other, and came 

 on the home-stretch with a clear lead. The first mile was 

 done in 2m. 41s., and Kemble Jackson in the lead. O'Blenis 

 now came at me ; and/ not being in the mind to resign the 



