144 The Post and the Paddock. 



heavily upon him for the Derby. He beat a field of 

 ten for the Newmarket Stakes (8257.) very cleverly, 

 although he was up to his fetlocks in dirt ; but fate 

 was against him in his Epsom preparation ; and he 

 had barely reached that town when his throat swelled, 

 and he ran profusely at the nose almost up to the 

 hour of starting. In spite of his distemper, he looked 

 a winner all over till within eighty yards from home, 

 when his Tramp stoutness could avail him no longer ; 

 and he was fain to finish a fair third to Cadland and 

 The Colonel, who made a dead heat of it. The race 

 took a great deal out of him, and he was very weak 

 all the summer, and got beat at the turn of the lands 

 in the Oatlands. Few could have guessed that so 

 much racing power lurked under such an unpromising 

 exterior. He was a lengthy horse, rather more than 

 fifteen hands, lightly built, and with very thin thighs. 

 His back ribs were very good ; but, in addition to a 

 pair of white heels, he had a very sour countenance, 

 which deeply-sunken eyes did not tend to light up. 

 The Newmarket season of 1829 was inaugurated by 

 his victory, with Sam again on his back, for the Craven 

 Stakes, when Fleur-de-lis (Pavis) was only beaten 

 by a short head. The mare ran at a great disadvan- 

 tage, as she carried about 32lbs. of dead weight ; but 

 still she was so vastly superior in stride and power to 

 her opponent, that nothing but Sam's Herculean style 

 of riding his little horse home just brought him 

 through. To quote the vigorous report of Mr. RufF, 

 " he absolutely lifted his horse in first by a bare head? 

 In the Claret Stakes the pair were again successful. 

 Buckle had seldom been more disappointed than on 

 losing this race, as, after making ;st. I2lb. his 

 lowest riding weight for years, he had specially re- 

 duced himself to ;st. 81b., in order to ride his favourite 

 Rough .Robin. Robinson, on Cadland, was disposed 

 of half way between the turn of the lands and the 

 Duke's Stand, and at the latter point Chifney " got 



