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FELL DOWN ON HIS FIFTH WINNER. A correspondent of the London Sportsman, and that journal vouches for the occurrence, relates that he picked Duke of Sparta lor the Lincolnshire. Lut-tenr III. for the Grand National Steeplechase an I White Basle for the CItjr and Bnburban. Against this combination he got .iKi to $.", and made the bet twice witli two Fnglish linns who have tin ir headquarters in Holland. The combination won and he collected the money. This letter was published two dare before toe Two Thousand and was ai-coin pealed by toe prediction that the king WOOM win that race with Minorii. and the One Thousand with Princesse de dalles. The first part of Ike prophecy came true, but Prin.oso de Baikal was second.
