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6. Playfellow, 6 yrs dark blue, black cap 



7. St. Patrick, aged green 



8. Witchcraft, 6 yrs cardinal red 



9. Post Horn, aged ivhite, red belt and cap 



10. Heartsease, 5 yrs light bhie, white cap 



11. The Countess, 5 yrs.... black and cherry stripes, cJierry cap. 



Owners were up except in the cases of 

 Nos. 1, 9, and 11. Heath rode Bay Bessie, and 

 the owners of the other two not being able to 

 get down to near the weight, could not ride 

 their own horses. 



To the disgust and surprise of Sir Thoraas 

 Aston, Bed Bover was installed a hot favourite 

 at 6 and 5 to 4. The Countess and St. Batrick 

 were next in demand at 5 to 2 and 3 to 1, and 

 5 to 1 was taken freely about Bay Bessie, who, 

 it was known, would stand up and get the course, 

 though, wanting a turn of speed, she might very 

 likely be beaten if a good galloper was handy at 

 the finish. That the most fervent good wishes 

 and injunctions to be careful had been uttered 

 from the box of Sir Henry's coach, as Olive 

 said good-bye before starting off to dress, need 

 scarcely be said. 



Lady Selstead's hopes for his success had 

 been spoken almost as heartily as Mabel's, and 

 in the height of his anxiety Olive could not help 

 thinking what a dear good woman she was. His 

 face was troubled, nevertheless, for besides the 



