H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 



of the Prince and Princess of Wales, for whom a 

 stand was specially erected at the finish. Then, 

 on the following Saturday he had a rough-up with 

 Safety Pin and Glentilt, the result of which fully 

 satisfied his trainer that he was certain to e^et the 

 Derby course. Even then it was not all plain sail- 

 ing, and really, at one time, it did not seem to be 

 quite certain that Persimmon would ever get to 

 Epsom at all. He was always an awkward horse 

 to box, not that he ever did anything very much, 

 but he would keep kicking out with one leg, and 

 turning slowly round and round. Never, however, 

 had he given half as much trouble as he did upon 

 this all -important occasion, and he seemed to have 

 fully made up his mind not to leave Newmarket. 

 After more than an hour of futile effort. Marsh 

 said to his head lad, " I've tried everything I know 

 to get a horse into a box, perhaps you'll have a 

 turn at it." The wiles and blandishments of that 

 worthy proved no more successful than the endeav- 

 ours of his chief had been, and the situation began 

 to look really serious. As the day wore on, the 

 little crowd of sightseers who had been at the 

 station when the horse arrived there gradually 

 increased, until it looked as though half Newmarket 

 had assembled there. At last, almost in despair. 

 Marsh called out, " I'll give a sovereign a-piece to 

 those who help get him in." This did the business. 

 There was an immediate rush, and the colt was 

 alinost lifted off his legs and fairly swept into the 

 horse-box, when he immediately put his head into 

 the manger and began to eat his corn, as though 

 his behaviour all throug-h had been of the most 

 exemplary description. In the gratification of the 

 moment Marsh was fully prepared to settle the 

 claims for the promised reward on the most liberal 

 scale, but, on beginning to pay out the sovereigns, 



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