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Appalled then by the magnitude of the possibilities that might lie before him, with such a horse as Black Wolf, Dice had not breathed a word to any outsiders, and indeed only one of his station hands, Sid Ferris, had been a complete sharer of the secret with him.
With little time to spare, the gelding had been entered for the forthcoming Adelaide Christmas Cup, and, getting in at the featherweight of six stone seven, his success had seemed absolutely assured.