202 THE ST LEGER, 1839. 



at the same time beginning to draw upon the crack ; at the 

 distance, a final change took place, and the race was re- 

 duced to a match. After being once or twice driven against 

 the rails by Charles, Euclid, having in appearance much 

 the best of the race, now went to his head, and, from this 

 point to the Chair, the spectators were gratified with one of 

 the most interesting and exciting contests ever seen over 

 the St Leger Course ; it was head and head — stride for 

 stride, to the end ; and the judge, unable to say which had 

 won, pronounced the first dead heat ever run for the 8t 

 Leger. Both horses were much distressed. The time of 

 running was three minutes and twenty-five seconds. 



For the deciding heat, the betting opened at 6 and 7 to 

 4 on Charles, but the hedging money was sent in so libe- 

 rally, that the odds shifted to the other side, and, after 

 reaching 6 to 4, closed at 5 to 4 on Euclid. This race was 

 run very differently from the last. Both were under waiting 

 orders, so that after walking a few yards, Euclid had to 

 canter; in fact, for the first three quarters of a mile he had 

 to " wait in front ;" he then made strong running, Scott 

 playing the game of " follow my leader" very steadily to 

 the distance, where he went up. A struggle, scarcely less 

 interesting than the last, now commenced and continued to 

 the Stand, where, for the first time, Charles obtained a 

 slight advantage — his head was in front; a few lengths 

 further his neck ; and so it would have been to the finish, 

 had not Scott, in putting him straight for the Chair, enabled 

 his antagonist to get a few inches nearer — and thus it ended; 

 Charles winning by a head. 



Thus terminated one of the most interesting races ever 

 seen in England, and the first dead heat ever run for the St 

 Leger; leaving public opinion as divided as ever as to the 

 relative merits of the nags. 



On the following Thursday, Charles the Twelfth carried 



