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Througli sheer ill-luck he has never known 

 the joys of victory in Aintree's big race, but 

 of all other coveted prizes in the steeplechase 

 world he has had his share and a bit over. 

 I never met a man who had a word to say 

 against him, and I don't believe he has an 

 enemy in the wide world. One incident in 

 connection with his good-nature well illus- 

 trates "what manner of man" he is. Riding 

 down to the post for a steeplechase, he turned 

 to a man whom he hardly knew at all, and 

 asked him if he had remembered to weigh 

 out with a penalty the horse had recently 

 incurred ? As a matter of fact, the circum- 

 stance of the penalty had been clean forgotten, 

 and the startled rider was at his wits' ends 

 to know what to do. 



"Never mind," said Mr. Yates kindly, 

 " hurry back and get your weight right, and 

 I'll ride on and explain matters to the starter." 

 It is almost sad to relate that having returned 

 to the post, with the penalty up, he won the 

 race, his kindly mentor being second. 



Harvester ; Congress, a grand-looking horse 



