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A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH TURF. 



the Duke, who was dissatisfied with his purchase, seemed likely to be well rewarded, 

 in spite of the difficulties in training him continuing. On April 30, 1885, he won 

 a high, and what most judges considered a conclusive, trial, giving ailb. and a 

 beating to Farewell, who subsequently conquered a big field for the One Thousand ; 

 and it was therefore argued with some justice that when Paradox, on whom 3 to i 

 was laid, was raced to a head by Craft on in the Two Thousand, it could not have 

 been his true running ; and there is little doubt that the jockey was wrong to wait 

 with him. Much the same thing, but with that little, all-important difference just 



From the painting bv Emil Adam. 

 By permission of Hanfstaengl. 



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the wrong way, happened in the Derby, which was really won by Archer's possessing 

 the knowledge that Paradox had to be sent along from start to finish, and using it 

 brilliantly. Webb, skilled artist as he was, thought that his colt, after beating Royal 

 Hampton and Xaintrailles, was coming in alone; but Archer, knowing Paradox 

 would not race when left out by himself, brought Melton up with a sudden and 

 desperate rush, which literally snatched victory out of the fire at the last moment. 

 It had been a dead heat between Harvester and 5V. Gaticn the year before. 

 Many imagined the same thing might have occurred again ; but the judge gave it to 



