human
And wha's yon in the saumon-coloured jacket?
gpt
It'll be him they ca' Chaffinch.
human
Na, man--yon chield wad make twa o' Chaffinch. He's but a feather-wecht o' a cratur.
gpt
Wow, Jess! but that's a bonnie horse!
human
Bonnier than the man that's on it, ony how.
gpt
Think ye that's the beast they ca' Masonyellow?
human
I'm thinkin' sae. That man can ride nane. He's nae grupp wi' his thees.
gpt
Well, M'Whirter, we are to have another sort of race to-day. I half fear, from the specimen I have seen of Masaniello, that my little mare runs a poor chance; but Chaffinch will give you work for it--Groggyboy was a crack horse in his day. But come, there goes the bell, and we are wanted at the starting-post.
human
Ready, gentlemen?--Off!