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we could Jnot linger long to run over the ^^coltisli 

 chronicle/^ in that little office where Racing Calen- 

 dars are the ledgers, and Oppressor, Gretna, Caterer, 

 and all the other Sheffield Lane winners, were named 

 before the fatal second Tuesday in July ; and " For- 

 ward to The Shaw !" was the watchword of the 

 night. 



