18 M ALTON. 



day before tlie race Grimshaw, who was engaged 

 to ride the mare, openly expressed his disgust at 

 the mount, and Chaloner exchanged mounts with 

 him ; the former jockey's winning ride in the St. 

 Leger being thus postponed for four years. 



A party of sporting farmers went from the 

 north of Yorkshire to see the race, and the 

 majorit}^ of them were very sweet on the favourite, 

 whilst one or two of the party were loud in their 

 praises of Lady E-ipon, whom they entrusted with 

 their money, but whose public performances 

 scarcely justified her position as third favourite. 

 One of the party, who had liked the look of 

 Caller Ou at Stockton, and who could not fancy 

 any of the flxvourites, quietly took £500 to £5 

 about her chance. That he was mercilessly 

 chaffed goes without saying, and amongst other 

 things he was told, that if he had lighted his 

 pipe with his five-pound note he would have 

 known the end of it. His turn came, however, 

 for his friends endeavoured to get back their 

 losses on the Leger by backing Bivouac for the 

 • Queen's Plate, and when he was beaten they had 

 a big plunge on Brilliant for the Corporation 

 Plate. Brilliant went down also, and then tliese 

 gentlemen, whilom so full of chaff, had to apply 

 to the backer of Caller Ou for money to get them 

 home. 



Caller Ou was a great favourite with North 

 country sportsmen, who, however much they may 



