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for which John Irving steered him, and after a fine race 

 made a dead heat with Mr. Raphael's Sultan, ridden 

 by Kairoo. Donaldson rode Sultan in the deciding 

 beat and won casih'. For the third day's handicap we 

 put Mr. Hoyes of the 109th Regiment on Caliph, and 

 manfully dashed our pieces down, as we knew our 

 horse was of the improving sort. Irving was on Mr. 

 Solano's Rising Star, Donaldson rode Arab Chief, 

 Kurreem piloted Mr. Sewell's Kyber, while there were 

 some other horses whose names I have forgotten. Mr.. 

 Hoyes sat still and left Caliph to his own devices. 

 The grey Galloway took matters very leisurely at 

 first, and was several lengths behind at the turn into 

 the straight. Coming up to the quarter of a mile post, 

 he began to improve his position, and had his field 

 " settled " at the distance, when Arab Chief interfered 

 with him in the most palpable manner. Mr. Hoyes 

 thereupon pulled up to let Captain Phillips' horse 

 pass him on the inside, as he knew he could have him 

 disqualified for jostling. While, however, our G. R. 

 was looking to his off side, and, probably, meditating 

 the precise wording of his intended objection, Kur- 

 reem came up on the outside and cleverly beat Arab 

 Chief on the post before Mr. Hoyes could set our 



