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ticularly distinguished himself by winning 

 the Claret stakes with Moses (with whom 

 he also won the Derby), in the Craven 

 Meeting of 1823, beating Morisco, Pos- 

 thuma, and three other good ones, by ex- 

 treme judgment in riding the race. He has 

 ever been distinguished for his patience and 

 decision, and the turf lost a first-rate jockey 

 when he retired. 



There are more Edwardses at Newmarket 

 than there were Caesars at Rome ; and they 

 all ride, as it were, by instinct. James, or 

 Tiny Edwards, as he is called, par excellence, 

 of course, is father of all the jockeys that 

 bear that name, and also of William, formerly 

 a jockey, who trained for his late majesty, 

 and has a pension and part of the palace 

 and stables at Newmarket as his reward. 

 James trains for the Earl of Jersey, and is 

 considered first-rate, and particularly so in 

 his preparation for the Derby course. The 

 cleverest of the jockeys is Harry, the one- 

 eyed man, who lived with the late Earl 

 Fitzwilliam, a very elegant horseman ; and 

 our Caledonian friends will not forget his 

 winning the King's Plate on Terror. JHe 

 has now retired from the turf, and practises 



