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"full of running." In 1893 ^^^ finished in 

 tlie first five at Aintree, with Sensicr on his 

 back; and just previously to that he had 

 won the Grand Military in magnificent style, 

 Captain Burn- Murdoch riding, and riding 

 him very well, too, for he is not "every- 

 body's money" to pull together at his fences. 

 At the water, the last time round, he made 

 a tremendous leap, which I much wish had 

 been measured. From that point he had 

 everything dead settled, and came in prac- 

 tically alone. 



A week after Wild Man from Borneo had 

 proved his excellence by winning the Grand 

 National at Liverpool I found myself in 

 Eastbourne, and hacking over the breezy 

 South Downs, passed through Jevington, 

 and arrived in time for some excellent 

 roast beef at the quaint old " Star," situate 

 in the equally quaint village of Alfriston. 

 In the afternoon I was taken to see the 

 "AVild Man" in his box, "with all his 

 blushing honours thick upon him." Hard 

 and wiry as he looked — his golden chestnut 



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