SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



Senorita, who saved her existence by a length and 



a half. The next to try his luck was Knight of the 



Garter, a chestnut colt by Faugh-a-Ballagh. His 



opponent was Lord Exeter's Ilex, with the course 



the last mile and three-quarters of the Two Middle 



Miles. By three-quarters of a length, after a stern 



tussle, did the "Knight" earn his continued right 



to corn. The case of Double Thong, a bay colt by 



Assault or Irish Birdcatcher, who was pitted against 



Lord Clifden's Feramorz, appeared to the onlookers 



desperate, as in a true-run race the latter would 



easily have conceded the former 2 lb. Across the 



Flat. The Fates, however, were as decidedly that 



day in favour of the Glasgow colours as usually 



they were adverse ; for as soon as the flag dropped 



Feramorz bolted, leaving Double Thong to win by 



a hundred yards. Caracara, a brown colt by Irish 



Birdcatcher, was the fourth on the fateful list, being 



matched with Lord Clifden's Sackbut over the Ditch 



Mile. His paper superiority caused 3 to 1 being 



laid on him ; but his was a near thing, as he only 



triumphed by a short head. In truth, until the 



number went up nobody could confidently say 



which of the pair had won. When Caracara's 



number was hoisted there was general cheering, 



and " Caracara's health ! " became the general toast. 



Feeling was at a high tension by the time the sister 



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