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displayed on the Town Moor than Osborne's in 

 that race. Indeed, many of the old school of 

 turfites insist that Osborne was the only man in 

 England who could have Avon on Lord St. 

 Vincent's horse, and it is pleasant to hear him 

 relate the history of the ride. Lord Clifden was 

 a very bad starter, and although he got well off 

 he kept dropping behind, lurching about instead 

 of galloping, and was at one time so far from his 

 horses that all chance of catchino- them seemed 

 hopeless, and Steel laid £100 to a walking-stick 

 asfainst him. 



At the mile and-a-half starting post Osborne 

 was so far behind that he felt uncomfortable, and 

 he gave the horse a reminder with the spurs as 

 he went up the hill, but he might as well have 

 spurred a tree. With exemplary patience he let 

 him plod on till he got to the top of the hill, and 

 then gave him the spurs pretty freely again. He 

 began to stride away after this, and his jockey 

 was satisfied what the result would be as soon as 

 ever his horse began to gallop. 



*'Lord Clifden wins by ," said Jackson, 



who had laid Lord St. Vincent £11,000 to £J,000 

 about his horse at Brighton and never hedged a 

 penny, as they came into the straight, and he 

 had an easy win by half-a-length. 



After the race Jackson went to Lord St. 

 Vincent and told him that he had the money 

 with him and would pay him the bet then, and 



