SV - 05 - Sergeant Verity And The Swell Mob. - Plot & Excerpts
Presently there came a roar from the stand as the horses thundered forward and the backers in the ring surged across to the rails to see them pass. They were away in a few seconds, streaming across the turf between its white-painted rails, curving above the sunlit waves, far across the skyline towards Rottingdean. It was hard to make out the order of the runners from this distance. Prince Rupert and Cremorne appeared to be in front, which was not unexpected. Prince Rupert's jockey rode in a distinctive style, his knees tight to the saddle on which he seemed to be propped rather than sitting. Cremorne's rider sat straight, the reins in his left hand, the whip flourished in his right. The crowd lost sight of them, only the few spectators in the top of the stand having a clear view of the entire course. In the ring, men craned over the rails, watching the long hill coming down from the east which formed the last stretch of the course, bringing the riders past the stand again. As the first two horses appeared over the brow of the hill, there was a universal roar and a waving of papers.
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