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IjLit she couldn't live with Playtciir, who heauinL; her 

 a short distance from home, won in a canter by ten 

 lengths. Ballot Box, who caught Ringlet in the last 

 hundred yards, was third, four lengths away Aladdin 

 was fifth, Jeanie sixth. Gamecock seventh, and 

 Magic eighth. 



Time: lo minutes 12 seconds. 



Value of stakes, ^1,181 5.V. 



Though he had won a three mile hurdle race a 

 short time before, Playfair, who formerly belonged 

 to Mr. Barclay, was to all intents and purposes a 

 comparative novice over a country, and this coupled 

 with the fact that he hailed from a non-bettino- stable, 

 accounted probably for his starting at the long i)rice 

 he did. 



So remote a chance was he supposed to possess 

 indeed by those not behind the scenes, that a well- 

 known professional, then in the zenith of his fame, 

 on being offered the mount, declined the same with 

 contumely. "Fancy asking ;;ie/'' exclaimed the 

 great man in his wrath. Needless to say, Mawson, 

 who like Playfair was a comparative stranger to 

 race-goers in general, proved an excellent substitute. 



The Prince of Wales, who was present to see his 

 horse run, was represented in the race by Magic, 



