For Cluniehouse the race was nothing short of a calamity. Over 10,000 eager follows pinned their faith in his ability (o win, with the result that he went to the post a raging favourite—the public's fancy. if ever there was one. Ten thousand pairs of ofos watched his progress round the course, ten thousand voices cheered him on....nil ten thousand hearts dropped a beat when he failed ta justify their confidence in him. adding sensation to disappointment by not even placing.
Over 20,000 turf fans turned out yesterday in spite of the lowering weather to witness this big finale of the Spring racing season—one of the biggest crowds. in recent years, come to lend an air of pageantry and a carnival atmosphere of gaiety to the Spring classic. The leaden skies were put to shame by the multi-coloured hues of the early Summer fashions sported by the Fair Sex in their biannual fashion parade, providing a kaleidoscopic packcloth to the enchanting scene; broad-brimmed, hats the lead with Silver Fox not far behind, and Hindhead and Cluniehill and the field tearing along hard on their heels. With no flier now in front to dash off with the race through a big lead, the threat lay in the late lunge of the pony with the most power,
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