CASH AND SANTOI 



and he should be entrusted with Santoi, who was a real 

 good thing. Cash was delighted of course, especially 

 when I told him what class of horse he was to be on. 



I could see as the hour of the race drew near he was 

 getting a bit nervous. But going down to the post on 

 such a course and before such a crowd he was to be 

 forgiven for having a touch of stage fright. The worst 

 happened that was possible, and surely neither Cash 

 nor anyone else ever rode a worse race. When we 

 were about five furlongs from home my brother sang 

 out to me : " He is hanging with me," of course 

 referring to the horse. " Tlien let him drop in be- 

 hind just for a while," I answered. But he couldn't 

 do that and gave a shocking exhibition, as he himself 

 would admit. Santoi came again with him but I just 

 beat him a head. I would have done anything for 

 him to win short of pulling my own horse, but he ought 

 to have won easily. I said to him, " Sorry, Cash, I'd 

 have given anything to see you win," and his amiable 

 reply was, " ^Yhy the hell didn't you let me then ? " 



Of course Mr George Edwardes and others were 

 furious at the race being thrown away, but I defended 

 my brother with, of course, just the reservation that 

 he hadn't found his confidence. If Cash had won 

 that day I believe he would have stayed in England 

 for good instead of going over to Russia. It was 

 fortunate yet unlucky for him that he had a chance 

 on such a good horse. If he had been on a moderate 

 animal then not so much attention would have been 

 drawn to him, A lot of boys, however, have not 

 shaped so well when they first appeared in a new 

 country as they did afterwards. That is why we 

 should not be too severe in our judgment on them 

 when everything is new to them. 



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