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PHILOSOPHY.

The races to-day were not quite so exciting as yesterday, when
the contest lay between Kingfisher and Longfellow, but there
was an element of interest in the fact that the ex-honorable John
Morressey, with bucket and blanket in hand, has attended personally
to the training of his own horse Defender. The professionals
have made all sorts of fun of him, but John has borne
their railleries in good part—always good-natured, always ready
with a joke.

To-day Marvin came along, when John shouted: “Hellow,
going to bet on my horse, Marvin?”

“Yes.”

“How?”

“Going to copper him!”[1] And then everybody shouted, John
with the rest.

Marvin was right, as it turned out, for Defender was no where
when the race was finally run; and now they will make more
fun than ever of the ex-Congressman.