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the liill. And, as a part of the events of that day. 

 Buckle related the following anecdote : Sh' Harry 

 Yane Tempest had betted heavily on Hambletonian's 

 winning, and, in proportion to the heavy sums in his 

 book, his mterest in the event had deepened, and 

 his nerves became proportionably unsteady. In the 

 deepest apprehension, and just as the horses arrived 

 at the starting-post, he approached his jockey with 

 his last orders, and to inquire yet once more his 

 opinion as to the event of the race. It was then 

 that the cool and unruffled demeanour of the man 

 of nerve, confident in his own skill and resources, 

 reassured the baronet, who exclaimed, as his own 



fevered hand touched that of Buckle, ' By G , 



but I would give the whole stake to be half as calm 

 as you ! ' ^ 



Another famous rider of the past — long since 

 dead, and forgotten save by very few — was William 

 Arnull, who rode for most of the great sportsmen 

 of his day at Newmarket, and was considered par- 

 ticularly to excel in matches. He was much afflicted 

 with gout, but when well was a fine rider, and more- 

 over as steady and honest as his father was before 

 him. Being occasionally called upon to waste, he 

 felt the inconvenience of his disorder, and the 

 following anecdote is related of him : Meeting an 

 itinerant piper towards the end of a long and painful 



^ New Simrting MagaziTie, 1832. 



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