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he reached her ' nearly two lengths ahead, and slaying there 

 sctred the second ; but puss, breaking round,, gave FitzFife 

 an opening, which he used to great purpose, as he shot up, 

 scored once, and effected a very fine kill, Mr. Hedley's hat 

 coming off, rather to the surprise of > the skilled spectators, 



The judge 



for it certainly looked a good thing for Fullerton. However, 

 the old coursing adage that no one can decide a trial but 

 the judge is a good one, and doubtless on this occasion Mr. 

 Hedley must have seen something that was- lost to the general 

 body of beholders. Anyhow, the excitement was protracted, 

 and had lost none of its fever-heat when, for the second time, 

 the doughty pair went to the slips, odds of 4 to i being laid. 



