...Pleasant. The event came off, and he was heavily backed. Here we may let him speak for himself— • "Then the drums beat, and we started; 'twas a four-mile...them come galloping past me, hissing and laughing, whilst I was spurring his guts out. A mob of horsemen then gathered round, telling me I could not ride,...

...laid great bets that I should win the cup, etc. Then the drums beat and we started : 'twas a four mile heat and the first three miles I could not keep the...them, being so spirited an animal ; by that means he soon exhausted himself and I soon had the mortification to see them come galloping past me hissing...