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lengths, and Nimrod the Biennial at York, it will be seen 

 that, at the time, all the three trial horses were in good 

 form. As to the Two Thousand itself, as is well known, 

 Promised Land won it in a canter ; although the horses 

 he met were a very moderate lot, Cynricus being second. 

 I may mention here, as it is perhaps not generally known, 

 that the largest winner on the event was Sir Robert 

 Peel ; and it was said, at the time, that he very gener- 

 ously rewarded the man who held his horse for him for 

 a few minutes, whilst he went in to see the winner, with 

 a five-pound note. 



It was at this meeting that Sir Joseph Hawley, being 

 anxious to match Musjid against Promised Latid, pro- 

 posed a match a mile and a half for 5,000 a side, all the 

 money. To this I would not agree ; but I said I would 

 run him for ,2,000 a side, 500 forfeit, the two middle 

 miles in the October Meeting, and on these terms the 

 match was made. Just before the time arrived for 

 running, Sir Joseph came to me and wished to com- 

 promise the matter and have the match declared ' off.' 

 But I said : 



' No, sir ; my horse is very well, and I mean to run or 

 receive the forfeit.' 



On which he paid me. I may add that this is the 

 only match I ever made ; it being always my opinion 

 that match-making is a mistake, and that it is very much 

 better to run for more of other people's money and less 

 of your own. 



So much for the Two Thousand. As for the race for 

 the Derby, of which so much was said at the time, and 

 not all truthfully, I have a little to tell. My brother 

 Alfred was engaged to ride Trumpeter, and as I could not 

 get anyone else that I cared about, I*was obliged to ride 

 Promised Land myself. And I say now, as I said then 



