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nicety, and did not choose to inform the public of it 

 by being provoked into a match. His lordship 

 nibbled at the purchase for weeks ; and after having 

 his offer of 2600 guineas refused, he boldly sent a 

 cheque for 3000 guineas, and was soon so disgusted 

 with his purchase, that, although Sam screwed him 

 in before Lottery for the King's Purse at York, and 

 got him second to Bizarre for the Ascot Cup, he posi- 

 tively gave him away to a foreign nobleman ! Even- 

 tually he found his way to America, along with Bare- 

 foot, whose price was 2500 guineas. This son of 

 Tramp was barely 15 J hands, with thighs and legs 

 like a waggon-horse ; and his noble owner was long 

 playfully reminded of his wretched bargain by the 

 sight of Sir Bellingham Graham's cover-hack, who 

 was so completely his fac-simile, both as regarded 

 shape and white stockings, that he was duly chris- 

 tened after him. So high was the opinion which 

 Lord Darlington formed of this chestnut after his 

 double race for the St. Leger, in the harlequin colours, 

 that he forwarded an ineffectual 2000 guineas a side 

 match challenge to Mr. Udney, the next November, 

 to run his Derby winner Emilius, over the Flat, in the 

 First Spring. Barefoot had a strange trick of rearing 

 whenever he was brought out of the stable ; the con- 

 sequence of which was, that ere Easter arrived he had 

 a sad pair of broken knees. Three years before that, 

 his lordship had sent Will Chifney to York, to make 

 a 2000 guineas bid for St. Patrick, in case he liked 

 him ; but Will descried the erring joint which subse- 

 quently gave way, and would not make the bid. 

 Tamboff, Trustee, and Emancipation, all of whom he 

 bought for about 2000 guineas apiece, were also 

 among his other long-priced nags, whose luck was 

 very little better; and he gave 1500 guineas for 

 Liverpool, after he had defeated Chorister at Don- 

 caster. He also purchased Wat Tyler, for a very 

 long price, from Mr. Thornhill, when he was a year- 



