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THE weighing out was accomplished quickly, and the candidates were soon parading before the stands. There were eighteen runners, and not a few of them were as magnificent specimens of the thoroughbred as one could wish to see.
Gay Hussar was now top weight, and, carrying nine stone two, he led the procession. He was a fine, upstanding roan, and he looked trained to the hour.