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do," Cannon says; and at the moment they 

 approach and pass us, and, following on, we 

 reach them as they are pulling up. 



*' Once more round, and not too fast," is the 

 order ; and off they trot, break into a canter, 

 then a hand gallop, and so repeat the distance. 



''And now I think we'll send that mare over 

 a oouple of the steeplechase jumps, if she'll go," 

 Cannon says. '' Let's see ; Hugho shall give 

 her a lead. Look here, just go down with her 

 and come away over those two jumps five or six 

 lengths in advance — just once, and then pull 

 up." 



" She'll do it, won't she ? " I ask. '' She 

 came at the hurdles straight enough." 



"Yes; hut this is different. She can see 

 through them, and here's a great black thing, 

 and she doesn't know what's on the other side. 

 I shan't be surprised if she refuses ; but if she 

 does jump she'll have to clear it or come a 

 cropper, for she can't brush through : it won't 

 give. However, she's got to learn some time or 

 other, and she may as well begin. There they 

 come." 



"And she means having it, too," I exclaim, 

 as the chestnut horse came on and cleared it 

 with a vigorous rush, the mare following on in 

 his wake. 



