He won 21 times and came second 19 times to a rider named Vandromme.

Further riders named as contenders included Pietro Caucchioli and Yaroslav Popovych.

They were joined by 7 riders named by the organisers of the series, who are: (in alphabetical order)

"We are seeking a rider named Shannow."

It was Miguel, Pete Romero, and a rider named Abreu.

That modest honor went to a rider named Farad, of the Batari tribe.

With two horses each, Caswallon and a rider named Bedwyr rode through the day, reaching the Dark Woods an hour after dark.

Here he finds out that the mysterious Mourning Sage had been another rider named Oromis, and his dragon Glaedr.

About the same time, another rider named Joe Breeze began tinkering with his own Schwinn Excelsior, making it more suited to the "Repack" course.

When entries were drawn yesterday, only two of the six horses had riders named, and one of them said yesterday he would not ride.