i jo Life and Times of " The Druid." 



Shaw of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, who pro- 

 nounced him all right. A little after five, 

 when all the other races were over, the two 

 champions of the day w T ere again seen 

 approaching the enclosure in their sheets. 

 Robinson jumped into the pigskin with a 

 jaunty air, and a whisper went round that he 

 was going to make it hot for the Richmond- 

 trained horse, by forcing the running. 

 Marson then came out from the weighing- 

 house, looking very pale but full of quiet 

 confidence, and mounted his horse on the 

 course. Another canter, and another parade, 

 and the two were a^ain alongside Mr. Hib- 

 burd, the starter, waiting for the signal. 

 Robinson at once showed that his cutting 

 down intentions had not been misrepre- 

 sented. The moment that the flag dropped 

 he was off like a shot, and Marson as quickly 

 got Voltigeur on his legs and laid off two 

 lengths. The pace quickened as they rose 

 the hill, and the fielders were in high hopes 

 that the two lengths would become four 

 when the T. Y. C. post was reached. They 

 reckoned, however without their host, as the 

 two steeds kept in exactly the same position 



