Saturday, the 4th November, at 12 o'clock mid-day, Hono: the pony of the century.
This was the announcement that greeted the racing public when they arrived to enjoy the Off-day's sport on Saturday and the news cast a gloom over all those who have any love for animals.
"Died in harness" could hardly be more appropriately applied, for not so very nian hours. before, this magnificent pon won his sixth Champions, a race in which he never was beaten. The trouble commenced with colic at 5 a.m. on Friday morning, and no one in his sonses can possibly put the death of this celebrated race horse down to anything but sheer
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