Eve looked.
"Bandmaster is still there," she said, "and Kerridge has dismounted."
"There's a regular bustle round the weighing room," said Harry Morby.
They saw attendants running in and out and Fred Skane hurriedly appearing, making for Bandmaster.
A buzz of excitement rose; inquiries were made; a feeling of suspense was in the air.
A man climbed up to the number board. Eve saw him.
"A rider changed at the last minute," she said.
Then she noticed Will Kerridge's name taken out and her heart almost stopped beating. She trembled, became pale with excitement.
"Good Lord, what's up?" exclaimed Mr. Hallam. "Shall I go and find out?"
"No occasion," said Harry excitedly. "Look!"