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Minna, having never been beaten on the 

 first two, and winning no less than eight 

 times in one year on the latter. He first 

 distinguished himself in a race at York, 

 when riding only five stone four pounds. 

 Tommy Lye, as he is called, is a very 

 celebrated northern jockey, a great winner 

 for the Duke of Cleveland and others ; he 

 rides very light, and very well. Temple- 

 man, the Duke of Leeds' rider, and Thomas 

 Nicholson, also stand high. But the Chif- 

 ney of the north is William Scott, and, 

 perhaps, for hand, seat, and science in a 

 race, he is not much inferior to any one. 

 He rode St. Giles, the winner of the Derby 

 in 1832, for Mr. Ridsdale, and won the 

 St. Leger for Mr. Watt once, on Memnon, 

 and for Mr. Petre twice, viz., with the 

 Colonel and Rowton. He also won the 

 Derby on Mundig, 1835, f r Mr. Bowes, 

 with great odds against him ; and the Oaks, 

 1836, on Cyprian, the joint property of 

 himself and his brother. Very excellent 

 prints of Rowton and Mundig and himself 

 have been published by Ackermann, from 

 a painting by Ferneley and Hancock. 'But 

 such men as Scott, Chifney, Robinson, and 



