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to my joy and relief, Ormonde, again ridden by 

 Cannon, came triumphantly through the ordeal. 

 Matt Dawson was astounded. Ormonde's per- 

 formance was really a much greater one than it 

 looks on paper. George Barrett was jealous be- 

 cause Cannon was engaged to ride Ormonde, 

 for he thought he should have had the mount. 

 He rode Phil, and, coming round the bend into 

 the straight, bored his horse on to Ormonde. 

 Indeed, for a considerable distance Ormonde 

 was practically carrying Phil. After the race 

 we found that Ormonde's skin was grazed for 

 three or four inches down the side of his near 

 hind leg. That was where Phil had struck into 

 him. Cannon was, it will be understood, unable 

 to make as much use of Ormonde as he could 

 and would have done but for the disgraceful 

 tactics pursued by Barrett. When he returned 

 to the paddock Cannon was very indignant. It 

 had taken Ormonde all his time to win by a neck. 

 The excitement was tremendous. When 

 Ormonde passed the post, the thousands con- 

 gregated on the stands and in the enclosures were 

 cheering their loudest, and the ladies were 

 waving handkerchiefs. The Duke was the 

 proudest man in the world at that moment, 

 and I was a good second to him. For a long 

 time I could not get to Ormonde, so great was 

 the crush round him. After the ** all right " 

 had been called, the Duke led his horse twice 



