Chapter FiveSitting at the glittering gold-ornamented table at Windsor Castle, the Earl found it extremely difficult to concentrate on what was being said.
He had received the congratulations of everyone present and he had in fact felt that they were well deserved.
Crusader had won the Gold Cup, beating Sir Huldibrand after one of the finest and closest races ever seen at Ascot.
Sir Huldibrand had made the first running at a brisk rate as far as the dog kennels, then Crusader came in front and made the fastest pace down the hill.
At the turn of the course Crusader and Sir Huldibrand were neck to neck together and as the Earl heard someone say beside him,
“It was a toss up who would be the winner.”
Then there was a tremendous, slashing struggle between the two magnificent horses which
