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" Going well ; but there's one going better. Here ! 

 what price Jeddah ? Jeddah wins ! — ^Jeddah ! " 



" That's a crusher," mourned Mrs. Langtry. " A 

 skinner for the ring. Every bet I had has gone 

 down ! " 



*' Not every one^ Missus. Have you forgotten that 

 you have ;^iooo-;^8o — Jeddah, for this race } And so 

 has the Prince, and so have I. Glory be ! " 



My fair friend jumped up, " Good heavens, you're 

 right, Harding. What luck ! Why I had forgotten 

 all about it ! Run and tell His Nibs, he'll be 

 delighted 1 " 



I found H.R.H. in the Club. Before I could say 

 a word he exclaimed : 



** What do you think of that } Here's a horse in 

 our stable wins the Derby at loo-i, and I have not 

 backed it for a shilHng ! " 



** Pardon me, sir," I corrected, " but you have a 

 bet about Jeddah ! " 



" Why, what do you mean } " 



" Don't you remember, sir '^, I took {^\ooo-fJiO 

 for you before Jeddah ran in the Triennial I " 



" Why bless my soul, so you did; that's capital, 

 capital. Go and tell Reuben ! I hope you won a 

 bit .? " 



I told H.R.H. I had, and that all was well. 



So ended the Jeddah sensation. At Ascot the 

 horse proved that his Derby victory was no fluke. The 

 fact of the matter is that his inglorious display at 



