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lenge because Wrangler was so distressed by his 

 last effort. 



In the fall of the same year, at Richmond, 

 Virginia, Sir Archy, Wrangler, Ratray, Tom 

 Tough, and Minerva were entered for the Jockey 

 Club Purse, four-mile heats. The betting was 

 high between Sir Archy and Wrangler. As the 

 brilliant assemblage which had gathered to wit- 

 ness the event expected. Sir Archy and Wrangler 

 had the running between them. At the very start 

 they both went off at their speed. Wrangler in the 

 track (next the pole), which he maintained nearly 

 two miles, when Sir Archy drove up to him and 

 passed him by but a short distance. Soon after 

 that it was seen that Sir Archy must certainly 

 win if he did not tire at the pace which they were 

 going. Then the murmurings began to well up 

 from the crowd, and the eager sightseers on the 

 ground pressed in on the course till there was 

 scarce room for the horses to get through. 



Wrangler would not give up without a struggle. 

 He continued his efforts to catch Sir Archy to 

 the half-mile pole in the third mile. And then, 

 fast and game a horse as he was, he was forced to 

 give it up for the reason that he could not main- 

 tain the pace for so terrible a distance as four 



