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Spirits, for I did not sec my way to win a race or get 

 the wherewithal to pay stable bill and my expenses to 

 England, where I wanted to go at the end of the season 

 to write a book, that, in time, developed itself into 

 " Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners." Fairymount, 

 after showing good form for half the journey in the 

 country-bred race, got beaten, from want of condition, by 

 Lord Evergreen, who was trained by Bowen. I backed 

 Mr. Johnson's Chang for the big chase, so got something 

 back from my double event folly, as the big horse won 

 very easily, at the end, from Uignum, who rode a very 

 fine race on Spec. As Captain Franks had sent me, 

 some time previousl)-, the grey Arab Sikundur to run 

 for the Arab and country-bred, and Galloway chases 

 I had at last something to do me credit. I brought the 

 little Arab out as well as work, care, and corn could 

 make him, and it was with no small pride that I looked 

 at him taking his preliminary canter with his coat 

 shininy; like burnished silver and that dauntless rider, 

 Mr. Short, up. He was opposed by Shanbally and the 

 pony Robin Hood. On coming over the water-jump 

 in front of the stand, Sikundur and the country-bred 

 jumped a part at which the ground on the landing-side 

 was knee deep, on account of the water having filtered 



