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being so large and the circular course so narrow, 

 the horses were started in two lines. Having 

 Bramble and Best Bower in the race as well as 

 Red Deer, I placed the two former horses im- 

 mediately in front of Red Deer, and instructed 

 their jockeys to let Red Deer pass between them 

 as soon as the flag fell. It was with no little 

 difficulty that I was able to retain hold of the 

 horse, and avoid being run over or kicked, as 

 Red Deer was of a free and rather nervous tem- 

 perament. If he had once broken away with 

 such a tiny jockey upon his back, I thought it 

 most improbable that he would ever get to the 

 starting-post again. At last a start was effected, 

 when Red Deer, after making two or three vigor- 

 ous plunges, passed between Bramble and Best 

 Bower, and took up the running at such a terrific 

 pace that he was soon many lengths in advance 

 of everything in the race, and ultimately won by 

 a dozen lengths, running on to the Dee side be- 

 fore Kitchener could pull him up. So dense was 

 the crowd round him, and so great the enthu- 

 siasm, that it was feared an attempt might be 

 made to displace the tiny jockey. With all pos- 

 sible haste, therefore, I made my way to him, 

 and succeeded in getting hold of the bridle and 

 in leading the winner back to the weighing-place, 

 but not till long after all the other jockeys had 

 weighed and the horses had left the course. It 

 will readily be imagined that the announcement 



