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as "worn-out," and too "slow" to compete with 

 such smart animals as Bourton, Miss Mowbray, and 

 Victim. 



About 2 o'clock a notice was posted up to the 

 effect that Mr. Mason declared to win with Oscar, 

 whereupon as little as 4 to i was freely taken about 

 Miss Mowbray, and 9 to i taken about Oscar, 

 against whom two objections were lodged just 

 before the race — one from Mr. Barnett, the owner 

 of Sir Peter Laurie, on the ground ot wrong 

 description ; the other from ^Ir. Cartwright, the 

 owner of Maurice Daley, as being dis(|ualified from 

 having run at Leamington under a false description ; 

 the latter gentleman informing the members of the 

 press that he started his horse solely for the purpose 

 of entering the protest. 



That the winner was extremely lucky to get out 

 as he did from the scrimmage at Becher's Brook 

 the first time round, goes without saying ; moreover 

 the moderate pace the race was run, owing to the 

 heavy state of the ground, was all in his favour. 



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