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legged in the first trial, whilst the contingency was guarded 
against in the second. Such is the glorious uncertainty which 
racing can, as well as the law, claim for its own. 
A similar case occurred with Crucifix for the Chesterfield 
at Newmarket. A false start occurred ; but the race was run, 
and the mare was easily beaten by /rzs, to whom she could 
have given two stone, if not more. It was run over again, 
when Crucifix won as easily as her opponent had done in the 
first instance. 
One other example I will refer to. After Petra had won 
the Steward’s Cup at Chester, Mr. Copperthwaite asked me if 
I would try his horse Riszng Sun with her for the Derby, 
asserting that his horse could beat his old mare Twlight at 
even weights ; to which I replied that “ anything that could do 
that must be a good one,” and suggested that they should be 
put in the trial, not at even weights, but at seven pounds, as we 
had better err on the right side, and not impose too severe a 
task on the young one. This was done, and the young one was 
easily beaten. Certainly a stone would not have brought him 
near an animal he had just before beaten at another place at 
even weights. In fact this was a complete reversal of the 
first trial at the same distance, and, like most double trials, 
the last one was the more correct. The fact is, the young 
horse was beaten from the severity of the pace, as he certainly 
went fast fora mile and then tired. Had a false pace been 
indulged in he might have won again. Mr. Copperthwaite’s 
idea of trying would preclude any possibility of having a good 
pace (a thing he would think so much against the young one) 
whilst under his control or joint management at his training 
quarters. In sum, his horse’s earlier victory was sufficiently 
explained by the system in vogue with its owner. 
It will be abundantly seen that, for myself, I believe in 
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