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down, except, indeed, when something very specially 

 tempting is brought into the ring ; and then, if 

 2,000 guineas are once bid, it is often very possible that 

 twice that amount will have to be given to obtain the 

 apparent treasure. The largest sum ever paid for a 

 yearling was the 6,000 guineas given for Childwick 

 (St. Simon — Plaisanterie) In 1891. He was not a 

 failure, for he won three races, amounting in value to 

 rather over a third of his cost price. Whether he 

 proves valuable at the stud still remains to be seen. 



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