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of the fences, taking off yards in front, and 

 landing as many the other side of each fence. 

 Reginald steadied him a lot as he rode at the 

 double, but when within twenty yards of it the 

 horse caught fair hold, and raced at it as hard 

 as he could lay legs to ground. Reginald had 

 the sense to know that he could not possibly 

 stop him, and so trusting to Providence, he 

 simply sat still. Fast as he was going, the horse 

 just collected himself sufficiently, and taking 

 off exactly in the right place, he swung clear 

 over both fences, landing yards the other side. 



' By Jove ! you are a clinker and no mistake,' 

 said Reginald, as he pulled him up and walked 

 back. ' What do you think of that, Purlby ? ' 



' Never seed a 'oss jump like it in my life, 

 sir, and such form as he gallops in too ; if he 

 ain't a steeplechase 'oss, I ain't seed one afore. 

 Talk about jumping like a rainbow ! And he's 

 away the quickest as ever I seed.' 



' I think I will have Vermont out now ; the 

 bay horse, you know. Put a big fat plain 

 snaffle on him.' 



