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don't know what you are going to do, but I am going to 

 win this race." I had already detected that the leaders 

 were beginning to go slower, and we had not yet even com- 

 menced the ascent. Down in the bottom the tan gallop 

 had to be crossed, and I took especial notice that the fore- 

 most horses were crossing this as I was passing a particular 

 post, thinking that I would, when the race was over, come 

 back and measure how far I was then behind. When I 

 did so the distance was found to be exactly forty yards. 

 Going up the hill I did not increase the speed in the least, 

 but by the time we were at the top the tired horses were 

 going very slow, and I was at their quarters. As we had 

 to round a sharp turn into the straight I did not attempt 

 to pass outside them, or I should have lost much ground ; 

 but directly afterwards two of them opened out from each 

 other, and then, asking the mare for a spurt, she shot 

 through the opening, and only one horse was left before 

 me. We now were in the straight run in, and, in jockey 

 language, I at once went up to look for my race, had the 

 leading horse in difficulties directly, and won in a canter. 

 After weighing in I was sitting on the table, watching the 

 others undergoing the same process, when at length in 

 bustled the jockey whom I had first passed. He took no 

 notice of anyone, but pushed straight up to where I was 

 sitting, and asked eagerly, " Did you win that race ? " 

 " Yes," was my reply ; whereupon he gave his thigh a 

 resounding slap, and turned away with the one remark, to 

 my great amusement, " Well, I am d — d ! " 



Another instance of giving away distance was in the 

 Hunt Cup at Thirsk. A horse of mine had run second 

 twice at Sandown Park, and twice at Malton ; but we 

 believed he was really a good horse, and should have won, 



