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(There were several small boys, and only Archer of 

 the older ones riding.) 



I said : " My dear George, don't you trouble 

 about that ; ^/ley will soon know yo2c when you get 

 up side of them, especially at the finish." 



In the end Archer won on 'Advance,' and Ford- 

 ham was second, "beaten three lengths," so the 

 judge said. 



It struck me Fordham didn't exert himself very 

 much in this race, which I attributed to his being 

 rather weak and out of condition. Afterwards I 

 went to him and said : 



" Why, you didn't have half a go !" 



He answered, with a most knowing wink : 



" You don't think I was going to let him " (Archer) 

 " beat me a neck the first time I rode, which he 

 would have just done !" 



I went to Mr. Jennings and told him what George 

 had said, and asked him if he would run ' Pardon ' 

 in another race — the Bretby Plate — later on that 

 day. 



He said, " Certainly." It is pleasing to be able 

 to say that ' Pardon ' won this time. I never 

 heard anyone receive a greater ovation than George 

 Fordham did on his return to weigh in that day. 1 

 need hardly tell my readers how he regained quite 



