58 HARK FORRARD! 



comfortably installed at the Shoreham Hotel in 

 Washington. Washington is, we would inform 

 our readers, one of the very nicest, cleanest, 

 and best-paved cities in the world, and is in 

 marked contrast to New York as regards its 

 paving. In fact the author can conscientiously 

 assert, that whereas New York is without ex- 

 ception far and away the worst-paved city he 

 has ever seen, Washington is quite the best. 

 Pennsylvania Avenue is a beautiful boulevard, 

 and, as are all the other thoroughfares, is 

 planted with trees. 



At breakfast the following morning the 

 arrangements for the day's sport were read aloud 

 to the assembled party by Ray Danby. The 

 first race was fixed for three o'clock, and a 

 special train which left at 2.15 was to land 

 them within two hundred and fifty yards of the 

 course, which was four miles out from Washing- 

 ton. There were to be five races^ and a return 

 special was to leave at 5.45, so enabling the 

 race-goers to get back in ample time for 

 dinner. The morning was spent in a visit to 



