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desperate struggle for " The Guineas,'* and, like many 

 others of his kidney, did not appreciate the knowledge 

 that he was " on to a good hiding to nothing,'* every 

 time he set wild eyes on a kaleidoscopic display of silk, 

 amid unfamiliar and nerve-racking circumstances and 

 surroundings. That " a prophet has no honour in 

 his own country " is a trite aphorism which applies to 

 the subject of my remarks very aptly, for later on, 

 Woggy had the distinction of being appointed trainer 

 to the Royal stables of Spain, where he had a notable 

 and instantaneous success. 



