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Captain Machell made no declaration to win, his 

 pair running- quite independently of each other. As 

 a matter of fact it was entirely guess work which was 

 the best, for whilst they had gone four miles in each 

 other's company over big fences at Kentford, where 

 they were trained, on each occasion going and 

 jumping equally well, Jewitt invariably riding 

 Chandos and Joe Cannon, Regal, they had never 

 been really tried together. 



Having gone so far we don't think we can do 

 better than let the last-named eminent jockey take 

 up the running on his own account. 



"The Captain (writes Mr. Cannon) was particularly 

 fond of Chandos. Knowing what a tremendous 

 horse he was over hurdles, and as he was jumping 

 big fences to perfection and never seeming to tire in 

 his long gallops over them, he naturally thought he 

 could not be beat, although I always told him the 

 black would win in my opinion. So strong was his 

 conviction indeed, that after the weights came out 

 he made up his mind to run Regal at Croydon, 

 where, if he won he would get a penalty, and as I 

 was going to ride him at Liverpool and naturally did 

 not want his chance jeopardised, I told him (the 

 Captain) before the race that I hoped he would find 

 the fioor so as not to get one. 



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