PRINCE PALATINE 



and endeavoured to go in the opposite direction. 

 Maher was on the watch for any of his vagaries, 

 caused him to describe a regular semi-circle in the 

 effort to prevent him from bolting, and he seemed 

 hopelessly out of the race ; for it is a maxim that 

 a horse cannot give away both weight and distance. 

 Neil Gow, however, set off in pursuit, gradually 

 overhauled the leader, Sunningdale, and just got up 

 on the post to win by a short head. 



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