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happen. The Treasure would be just shaken up 

 and would gallop on ; the plater would try to 

 quicken and drop back ; so I was convinced, and 

 waited eagerly for the chestnut to leave his 

 companion, when the jockey on the Treasure 

 began to move his arms. To my intense dismay 

 there was no response. The creature sprawled, 

 swerved first to the left and then to the right, his 

 rider took up his whip and hit him once, twice, 

 with the result that he wobbled more badly still ; 

 the plater stuck to it, the bay colt coming on inch 

 by inch, till as they passed us he was a neck ahead, 

 the Treasure absolutely last, half a length or so 

 behind the filly, who was a good six lengths in 

 the rear of the second. 



" That cant be right ! " was my aggrieved 

 comment as after a minute's pause we turned to 

 canter after the four that were pulling up. 



" Doesn't stay, my dear fellow," was my friend 

 C. H.'s verdict. 



" It cant be right ! " I repeated ; but the trainer 

 could only say that he was sadly disappointed ; he 

 hoped it was not right, but feared that it must be. 



" He seemed to run green. Is he really ready 

 to show what he can do ? " I asked, hoping against 

 hope. 



" He's pretty straight ; I'm afraid I can't make 



