-^ Horse Racing in England 



applause and in the hope of victory, clap spurs to the 

 willing horses, brandish their whips, and cheer them with 

 their cries." 



Much water has flowed under the bridge since those 

 times ; but the modern race course beholds the same enthu- 

 siasm of the people, the same eagerness of the horses, 

 and time has only strengthened and confirmed the national 

 passion for the sport. 



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