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thought that everjrthing possible had been done with 

 his horse but he had met another much better at the 

 weights. Berrill was receiving a year and 13 lb., 

 and has proved at the stud that he was a horse of class. 

 His owner had a dead certainty in him and the wonder 

 is that he was ever allowed to start at 20 to 1. Many 

 of us could have kicked ourselves afterwards that he 

 was allowed to run loose without a saving investment. 

 After the Cambridgeshire the clouds began to get a 

 little darker, and there were little rumours about that 

 I was to be asked certain questions by the Stewards, 

 but I did not pay a great amount of heed at the time 

 to the talk which was going round. What was the use 

 of worrying before it was necessary ? I had already 

 determined to finish the season with Newmarket. I 

 had not been in very good health, and I was convinced 

 that a rest would do me all the good in the world. I 

 did in fact cease riding for the season after the Friday. 



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