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he was convinced they must both stop ; so, 

 following, and watching them with Tyrant, 

 he came up and won, to the surprise of all 

 who saw him, with one of the worst horses 

 that ever won a Derby. The following year, 

 Young Eclipse beat Tyrant, giving him four 

 pounds. Buckle, having made one of his 

 two events safe, had then a fancy that Mr. 

 WastelPs Scotia could win the Oaks, if he 

 were on her back; and he got permission 

 to ride her. She was beaten three times 

 between Tattenhants corner and home ; but 

 he got her up again in front, and won the 

 race by a head. The Newmarket people 

 declared they had never seen such a race 

 before, snatched out of the fire, as it were, 

 by fine riding. In another place (Lewes), 

 he won an extraordinary race against a horse 

 of the late Mr. Durand's, on which he had 

 a considerable sum of money depending ; 

 thus winning his race, but losing his money. 

 He rode Sancho, for Mr. Mellish, in his 

 great match with Pavilion, and was winning 

 it when his horse broke down. He also 

 won the Doncaster St. Leger with Sancho. 



Buckle, as we have already said, com*- 

 menced riding exercise at a very early age ; 



