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40 The races came to Dandaloo,
 * And all the cornstalks from the West,

On ev'ry kind of moke and screw,
 * Came forth in all their glory drest.

The stranger's horse, as hard as nails,
 * Look'd fit to run for New South Wales.

He won the race by half a length—
 * Quite half a length, it seemed to me—

But Dandaloo, with all its strength,
 * Roared out Dead beat!' most fervently;

And, after hesitation meet, The judge's verdict was 'Dead heat!'

And many men there were could tell
 * What gave the verdict extra force:

The stewards, and the judge as well—
 * They all had backed the second horse,

For things like this they sometimes do In larger towns than Dandaloo.

They ran it off; the stranger won,
 * Hands down, by near a hundred yards

He smiled to think his troubles done;
 * But Dandaloo held all the cards.