88 ASHGILL. 



field behind him, amongst them Sterhng and 

 King of the Forest, who were second and third. 

 He started a liot favourite for the Derby, but 

 seemed to have lost his form and was unplaced, 

 both King of the Forest and Digby Grand, whom 

 he had beaten a long way at Newmarket, finishing 

 in front of him. 



Bothwell is a remarkable instance of a horse 

 training off, and in 1873 he was not able to score 

 a sinofle win. He chansfed hands two or three 

 times, and finally became the property of Mr, Tom 

 Green, for whom he won, mirahile dictu, a few 

 selling plates. Mr. Green gave a hundi ed guineas 

 for him after he won a Welter Selling Plate at 

 Warwick. He paid his way for his new owner 

 fairly ; but it is unique in Turf history that the 

 winner of the Two Thousand, and a good winner 

 too, should fall so low as to run in a selling race, 

 the winner to be sold for £30, and be beaten. 

 Mr. Green does not often make a match, but on 

 one occasion he was tempted into making a sort 

 of fancy bet, and Bothwell was the hero of it. 

 He matched the old horse to run Mr. Johnson's 

 Grand Duchess five furlongs for 100 a side, 

 catch weio^hts and owners to ride, but althoui2fh 

 11 to 8 was freely betted on the old horse, weight 

 told, and he was easily beaten by three lengths.* 



Lord Clifden's St. Lcger was a curious one, 

 and never has more masterly jockoysliip been 

 * This match was run at the Liverpool July Mcetiug iu 1875. 



