THE HORSE 



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never distanced, and never needed either 

 whip or spur. 



Flying Dutchman, born in 1S46, had 

 already run five races when he was two 

 and a half years old, winning two prizes 

 (;£iioo and £^00} at Newmarket, one 

 (;£i200) at Liverpool, and two (£82^ and 

 £soo) at Doncaster. When three years 

 old he won the Derby (^£63 20), and when 

 four years old he won the cup given by the 

 czar of Russia at Ascot. Besides these 

 prizes he won ^£^60,000 at other races for 

 his owner. Lord Eglinton. When five years 

 old he won a match for j^iooo against 

 Voltigeur, a worth)- rival. At the start 

 Voltigeur got a lead of three lengths, which 

 he kept nearly all the way. Towards the 

 close, however, Flying Dutchman, urged 

 by his jockey, put forth his full strength 

 and easily beat his competitor. The dis- 

 tance done was two English miles, and the time 

 was three minutes and thirty-three seconds. 



Several sorts of races exist for each of 

 which there are distinct and fixed rules and 



Rf,.\I)V I-nH THE R.\CE 



regulations. Of these different races, the i)rin- 

 cipal are the following. 



A "match" is a simple race between two: 

 horses, in which much money is often staked.' 



Before the Race 



