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In fact, prior to the start he ranked very nearly even 

 against the field, and after he had won the first heat it 

 was any odds on him with very few takers of the other 

 end. The boy on the favorite was, however, a poor jock 

 and quite unable to ride to his orders, which were to take 

 it easy the second heat and not distress his horse racing 

 against the whole field for the lead. He, however, did 

 the reverse of what he was ordered, and though he man- 

 aged to win the heat, the favorite was very much dis- 

 tressed. 



His owner, Mr. John White, then M. P. for Halton 

 county, was present, and a few who had backed Terror 

 heavily at good odds were anxious to have him change 

 jockeys, but he was a particularly stubborn man and 

 positively refused. In the third heat the young fool took 

 the favorite off on the lead and again raced his head off, 

 with the result that he finished either third or fourth. 

 Again a strong deputation urged Mr. White to put up 

 another rider, but he was adamant as before and the dis- 

 appointed ones immediately rushed for the pool box and 

 tumbled over one another trying to hedge out their money 

 regardless of the odds they had to pay to do it. The 

 writer had backed the favorite, but before doing as the 

 others, he and a friend tried their hand on the stubborn 

 M. P. We did not hesitate to tell him that he had not 

 one chance in a thousand to win with his own boy up, 

 and as the first money was $300, and his friends were all 

 then the pent-up feelings of the crowd found vent in 

 cheers, and as the tired favorite returned the scale, horse 

 and rider received an ovation. It was one of the most 

 brilliant bits of riding ever seen on a Canadian race 

 course. 



