No. 2.

My first is in bracket, but not in rack.

My second is in plunder, but not in sack.

My third is in running, but not in fast.

My fourth is in end, but not in last.

My fifth is in sitting, but not in sat.

My sixth is in kittens, but not in cat.

My seventh is in gravel, but not in sand.

My eighth is in water, but not in land.

My ninth is in horse, but not in mule.

My tenth is in cotton, but not in spool.

My whole was a battle in time of old

In which the oppressors lost their hold.

G. B. B., Jun.