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for his lordship on Gondolier, and "Sim" on Leda 

 once more. Three four-mile heats against Philip, Ter- 

 ror, and Bound Robin killed Ballochmyle at Edin- 

 burgh, or rather at Gullane, in '3.2, where the races had 

 been removed on account of the cholera ; and at Edin- 

 burgh, the next year, Lord Eglinton had the best of it, 

 both in a match against Mr. Gilmour and the Cale- 

 donian Coplow; and "Sim," in the Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch's colours, twice finished in front. Gene- 

 ral Chasse, with his two wins and his two walks over, 

 was quite the Platoff of the Dumfries meeting; and 

 Inheritor, whom he beat fqr the St. Leger, made 

 short work of Muley Moloch and Philip at four miles 

 for the Guineas. The black and the chesnut's places 

 were reversed at Ayr, next year, in the Gold Cup ; 

 and in the Caledonian Cup, the defeat of Sir James's 

 horse by Myrrha was quite "a surprise." This was a 

 year of promise to Mr. Ramsay; and at Perth, in '36, 

 Mr. Merry made a somewhat unpromising opening 

 with Florentia,to whom the evergreen Philip (who had 

 just won all before him at Lamberton Moor, a sort 

 of rival to Gretna in its day) showed no mercy. In- 

 heritor was out of form at Musselburghin } 37 } and the 

 star of Mr. Meiklam and Modesty began to rise, and 

 Mr. Wilkins's breeding to tell both with her and 

 Abraham Newland. The Merry yellow jacket, which 

 was destined for greater triumphs than them all, made 

 a better appearance at Ayr in ^38, where Inheritor 

 was himself once more, and Lanercost convinced St. 

 Martin twice over that he was " no use to him." 



