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with a box, necessarily, at each, jockeys used some- 

 times to mistake the post and finish at the wrong 

 place — the error is even now occasionally made. 

 To obviate this, in the year 1863 it occurred to 

 the late Mr. Clark that a flag over the box where 

 he was officiating would be a good indication to 

 the jockeys ; and he provided one accordingly. It 

 was the year of the wedding of H.R.H. the Prince 

 of Wales, and Mr. Clark chose the colours of the 

 Danish flag, an act of devotion to the Princess. 

 The red and white fluttered for many seasons, but 

 a couple of years ago the little banner needed 

 renewal. The lady who kindly set herself to 

 provide the new flag had, as it happened, no red 

 and white silk by her at the moment ; she took 

 what she chanced to have, and visitors at New- 

 market were astonished and by no means pleased 

 to find the Boer colours hoisted over the judge's 

 box. It had, of course, never occurred to the 

 maker that she had utilised the colours of the 

 enemy ; but the slip was promptly repaired, and 

 now the Danish colours wave again. 



