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for it leaked out during the morning, that it was not unlikely 

 the great Amsterdam would be beaten by a dead outsider. 

 Pixie a weak backed, but speedy chesnut Australian, made 

 running for half a mile, Amsterdam held in a nice position by 

 Dignam, but here Verdant Green shot to the front and won 

 easily; though, Dignam gave Amsterdam a terrible grueling in 

 his endeavours to get home. Colonel Robarts' handsome little 

 bay Milkmaid, romped home for the Galloway Stakes, and then 

 the lucky Mr. Major's Monarch of the Glen won the Hack 

 Stakes, villainously ridden; Mr. Freeman's Marchioness, 

 with Jimmy McLeod up, second. For the third day's racing, 

 Vanderdecken frightened away everything but Rockwood 

 and Silver Star, from the Civilians' Cup and he brought Rs. 640 

 in an eight hundred rupee lottery. A poor field, too, declared 

 for the Visitors' Purse, but the lottery was a good one for 

 ticket takers ; Blink Bonny brought Rs. 300, Amsterdam Rs. 500 

 and Challenger Rs. 270, tickets, Rs.gSo. Dr.Rimmer andBumph 

 Freeman had now gone into a confederacy, and they declared 

 to win with Blink Bonny, so their only opponent was Colonel 

 Robarts' Challenger. Three declared to start for the 20 

 G. M. Stakes Buckleg, Abdallahand Prince Alfred, the latter 

 was installed a hot favourite and went for Rs. 500, the others 

 only realising, Rs. 50 and Rs. 20. Van won the Civilians' Cup 

 hard held, but the talent got a nasty knock in the Visitors' 

 Plate, and the confederates stood aghast on seeing the issue, 

 when Choochoo on Challenger fairly and squarely outrode 

 Hackney on Amsterdam. Mr. Collins' Prince Alfred justified 

 his owner's confidence by winning the two mile Arab race in 

 a walk ; and then Jimmy McLeod finished up the day by win- 

 ning the pony race on his own Sam Slick, beating the crack pro- 

 fessional Hackney, on Mr. Collins' Little Van, a creditable per- 

 formance for a comparative beginner, for Hackney was a fine rider 

 Still poorer were the lotteries for the fourth day's racing, only 

 two filling, due chiefly to the falling through of the Sonepore 



