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The sports were over, and there remained still an hour to be filled in before dinner. It was an hour full of danger to Craig's hopes of victory, for the men were wild with excitement, and ready for the most reckless means of ‘slinging their dust. ' I could not but admire the skill with which Mr. Craig caught their attention.
‘Gentlemen,' he called out, ‘we've forgotten the judge of the great race. Three cheers for Mr. Connor!'