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substantial. The hinder part of the calves of his legs 

 was uncovered for some two inches in width, the better 

 to display his flesh-coloured silk stockings. He wore a 

 claret-coloured coat, buff waistcoat, and a large-frilled 

 shirt. From the outside breast-pocket of his coat hung 

 a large yellow silk handkerchief, covering half his side. 

 His shirt-collar was Gladstonian, of an immense size, 

 and round it was loosely wound a gaudy necktie, secured 

 with a pin nearly the size of a small saucer. He had 

 long, flowing, and very bushy red or auburn whiskers, 

 and wore a white hat, characteristically high. He took 

 an immense quantity of snuff from a huge gold box, 

 which he carried in his waistcoat-pocket. 



Mr. Craven had several trainers. Amongst them were 

 Treen and John Dilly. Of the latter, who was in his 

 way almost as droll and witty a character as his em- 

 ployer, I shall have something to say later on. Mr. 

 Craven cared little about racing, though he owned some 

 good horses, amongst them Longwaist, Carew, and 

 I Wish you may get it and I must not omit Deception. 

 This mare was the best he had in later days. She won 

 the Oaks for him, and it was said she ought to have won 

 the Derby.* Treen was her trainer at the time, and 

 a very good one too, and no less capable as a jockey an 

 important point in this matter, as he rode her in the 

 Derby, whilst my father was in the saddle for the Oaks ; 

 for, contrary to the generally received opinion, I do not 

 think that the change of jockeys affected her running, 

 or that bad riding lost the Derby. It may be remem- 

 bered that this was the case in which Lord George 

 Bentinck undertook to interfere, and proceeded so far as 

 to carry out a lawsuit, in which he failed, as I have fully 

 related. But in respect to the jockey ship of the race, 

 * See page 74. 



