Bredin on Running & Training

RUNNING AND TRAINING. Countryman. The former seemed to hold the whip hand, but as they drew further away from the rest of the field his visage lengthened. He perceived that he would be obliged to very nearly do his best to beat the Northerner (who subsequently proved, oddly enough, to be a brother" pro" at the same game), and eventually, much to his supporters' dismay, he dropped out of the race and left the other man to fmish at his leisure. The Metropolitan subsequently remarked to his backer, who, incidentally, was still giving vent to the thoughts uppermost in his mind, that he found it would be necessary to get within four minutes to beat the other man, and he " could see six months waiting for him at the finish," so decided to "chuck it" before too late. The time of this race was announced as about 4 mins. 5 sees., and this was before 4 mins. 15 sees. became the fashionable one to be returned for mile handicaps; but on this occasion it was charitably ascribed to the course being a trifle short.