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the two animals who were destined to fiajht out the 

 battle — Hotspur and The Dutchman — each of them 

 running well within their powers, their jockeys watch- 

 ing for good places. Hotspur ran with great gameness. 

 and when Vatican was beaten at the road, took his 

 place in front of all the field. Now the aspect of the 

 race assumed a different hue — Marlow, on The Flying 

 Dutchman, cominsf round the turn almost hugrrinij^ the 

 rails, and lookim? all over intent on business. Hot- 

 spur, however, was at his side, and seemed as if he 

 Avould prove in the end as gallant a runner as Lord 

 Eglinton's colt. At this juncture of the race Tadmor 

 was in the third place for a time, but failed for a brief 

 space to maintain that position, not being able to race 

 with two such horses as the Dutchman and Hotspur. 

 The latter continued to stick well to the Earl's najr, 

 and looked, at the Stand, as if he would win ; but 

 Marlow rousing up The Dutchman by a smart touch 

 or two of his whip, the effort proved successful; but it 

 was only by half a length that the ' Lord of the Tour- 

 nament ' held at Eglinton Castle secured the * Blue 

 Ribbon of the Turf.' Tadmor, who had been beaten 

 for pace, ' came again,' as the saying is ; and but for 

 having to go round Hotspur to obtain an opening, by 

 which he lost three lengths, might have landed the 

 fifties to one which some of his admirers took about 

 his chance; as it Avas, this disappointed horse was 

 only half a length behind Hotspur, so that the reader 

 will see the contest was a keen one. The strusr^le for 

 this 3'ear's Derby lasted for exactly three minutes, 

 being twelve seconds more than the race of the pre- 

 ceding year. Uriel, which started with the lead, 



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