90 ASHGILL. 



on his Lordship wishing to let it stand over till 

 settling day, he pointed out that he did not want 

 to incur the responsibility of having charge of so 

 much money which did not belong to him. 

 Accordingly an appointment was made for that 

 evening in the Subscription Rooms, which, how- 

 ever, his Lordship did not keep. 



The next day Jackson saw him in the paddock 

 talking to Mr. Rudston Read and Osborne before 

 the racing began, and insisted upon paying the 

 money then and there. Lord St. Vincent con- 

 sented to receive it, and with Mr. Read, who 

 used to manage his racing affairs, proceeded to 

 reckon up the notes. There were seven £1,000 

 notes, one of which his Lordship handed over to 

 Johnny, and smaller ones, amongst them one for 

 £300. The total was right, the notes checked 

 over, and Jackson's surprise may well be imagined 

 when next day Lord St. Vincent informed him 

 that he had paid him £300 short. Jackson asked 

 if there was a £300 note amongst those that 

 he had, and Lord St. Vincent strongly insisted 

 that there never was such a thing, and think- 

 ing that it was a *f)lant,' j^osted Jackson at 

 Tattersall's on the following Monday as having 

 paid him £300 short. Fortunately the £300 

 note turned up all right, having somehow been 

 mislaid, and Lord St. Vincent immediately 

 apologised, and an unpleasant incident was 

 happily averted. 



