254 THE (iRANi; NATIONAL. 



most people who saw the race will agree that it was 

 carried out to the letter. 



That it was a more than credital)le performance 

 on the part of Zoedone was beyond (]uestion, tor not 

 only was there more plough than usual, and the 

 o-oin!^", owing to the recent heavy raintall, exception- 

 ally heavy, but the fences this year were on a niuch 

 larger scale than usual. 



