332 'PROMISED LAND* AND 'DULCIBELLA' 



committed a terrible offence. Martin Starling, the clerk 

 of the course, was very much annoyed, and threatened 

 to have me up before the stewards, as I had made myself 

 liable to a penalty of 5. But it all ended in smoke. I 

 should mention that, at the Doncaster St. Leger just 

 preceding, I had happened to be standing near the gate 

 as the winner, St. Albans, entered the weighing en- 

 closure, when he lashed out and broke the small-bone of 

 my arm. At the Cesarewitch my arm was still in splints, 

 and consequently when riding, as I have described, I was 

 wearing an Inverness-cape, and this became inflated like 

 one of Coxwell's monster balloons. This will give a 

 good idea as to the distance Dulcibella must have been 

 from the rest of the horses, for I started galloping with 

 her from the Bushes. 



As to Killigreiu's performance in the race, at the Bushes 

 he lay well up with the ruck, but tired going down the 

 hill, just as he did in his trial. Had he waited nicely, 

 I think, with Dulcibella out, he might have won. But 

 he had not every chance, I fear. For one thing, he was 

 trained, I believe, by Bennett's son, a lad of eighteen or 

 nineteen, in delicate health, who had just commenced 

 business by training a few of his father's horses, and 

 that was not in his favour. Indeed, I have very little 

 doubt that he was second best in the race, and but for 

 me the Admiral would have had the mortification of 

 getting rid of another trumpery selling-plater out of his 

 string, that afterwards won the Cesarewitch. I may 

 mention that but for Sir Joseph Hawley the mare would 

 have had 5 st. 9 Ib. on her, the weight the Admiral fixed; 

 but this he altered at Sir Joseph's request, very unfairly, 

 to 6 st. 11 Ib. at the last minute. * But out of evil comes 

 good.' If she had had the lighter weight on, we should 

 certainly not have been able to back her on the favour- 



