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and the pretty lips trembled as she wished ' Good luck to you 

 and Lucy Glitters.' 



" There were eight starters for the Manby Cup, a piece of 

 plate given by Sir John Manby for horses that had never 

 started in a handicap or won a race of the value of a hundred 

 sovs., and that had been regularly hunted with the hounds. 

 Gentleman riders only. Captain Devereux's Starlight was 

 made favourite, while Lucy Glitters was nearly friendless at 

 15 to 1. 



"At the post she nearly kicked another horse, and my 

 spirits went down to zero, but I patted her neck and soothed 

 her, and was delighted to find her jump off readily when the 

 flag- fell, and at the second fence we held a clear lead of three 

 or four lengths. I rode without whip or spurs. Going 

 past the stand the first time I was nearly half a field 

 to the good, and I was told afterwards that her galloping 

 and jumping brought her many friends, though many opined 

 that she could not last at the pace I was making. About 

 three-quarters of a mile from home the field began to draw up 

 gradually, but the mare was still going Avell within herself, 

 and two fences from home when I patted her neck and shook 

 her up I was agreeably surprised to find that she responded 

 readily. Two or three horses were coming up hammer and 

 tongs, and though I jumped into the winning field first, the 

 hoarse roar from the crowd told me I was not to have it 

 all my o^vn way. 



" ' Lucy Ghtters wins ! " ' Lucy Glitters wins ! ' 



" ' No, Starlight wins ! ' ' Happy Jack's coming ! ' ' Happy 

 Jack wins for a hundred ! ' 



"I dare not stir. A thunder of hoofs behind me. A 

 horse's head reaches my knee, and slowly forges ahead. The 

 jockey is using his whip, and as the pistol-hke shots fall on 

 the mare's ears she falters in her stride and her ears go back 

 as of yore. We are side by side. He is past me ! The mare's 



