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his horses to win, if they can. Mr. Hunter, 

 of Six-Mile-Bolton, near Newmarket, is a 

 first-rate judge of racing, and considered a 

 good bettor. He won the Derby in 1821, 

 with Gustavus, and has since used him as 

 a stud-horse, but not to much profit. He 

 made some amends by producing Forester, 

 the winner of the July stakes, in 1832, and 

 of several other things, and who was backed 

 freely for the Derby, being out of an Orville 

 mare. With the exception of the great card 

 in their pack, all the Peels have a taste for the 

 turf. The Colonel, however, is the only one 

 who has the courage to face Newmarket, 

 which he does with nearly as good a stud as 

 is to be found even there, and has had his 

 share of success. The Colonel is a heavy 

 bettor, and loses with a philosophic indiffer- 

 ence, worthy of a nobler cause. Mr. Edmund 

 Peel has a large stud at Hednesford, in 

 Staffordshire, where he has erected excellent 

 buildings for their accommodation. Mr. 

 Massey Stanley, son to Sir Thomas, has a 

 small but neat stud. Mr. Sowerby has like- 

 wise a pretty stud, which he uses like a 

 gentleman, for his amusement Mr. Scott 

 Stonehewer is one of the same class, and won 



