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including a 5 lb. penalty. Naturally, Mr. Savile's mare 

 made the running ; the course was very heavy indeed, 

 and, thinking that weight must tell, Maidment sent 

 her a real cracker. As I mentioned, ' Sterling' had 

 been eased in his work — or, I might say, had done 

 no work at all — for a week. I was obliged to wait 

 with him — not quite last, as I don't believe in wait- 

 ing too far out of your ground. When we came 

 round the last turn, nearly half a mile from home, I 

 began to draw away from the ruck, and by the time 

 we got to the distance towards the front lot, I saw 

 ' King Lud ' and ' Louise Victoria ' racing together. 

 My old horse was going great guns at the time, but 

 I wished Judge Johnson could shift his box nearer 

 to me, as I was afraid, when I asked ' Sterling ' the 

 question, he would not quite get up to him. I still 

 suffered and waited, letting the other two run them- 

 selves out, and was at last rewarded, partly by their 

 coming back to me, and partly by the extraordinary 

 struggle made by ' Sterling.' When I called on the 

 gallant animal for the final effort, he got up and 

 won by a short head, the same distance dividing 

 second and third. In this race I beat two of my 

 old masters, Mr. Cartwright and Lord Lonsdale, 

 who owned ' Louise Victoria ' and ' King Lud ' 

 respectively. As was truly remarked in all the 



