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score of condition, as they believed him to be some 

 pounds better than he had been on the Derby day; 

 and it was apparent to his backers that sound 

 ground would have made all the difference. Hence 

 Mr. Tattersall made an offer to run him against Bir- 

 mingham over the same course at even weights on the 

 Friday, and lay 2OOO/. to iooo/. on him, or to run him 

 for iooo/. even, A.F. at Newmarket in the First 

 Spring, and give 3lbs. ; but both these offers were 

 declined. 



After a day's rest, Priam was all fresh again ; and 

 with 2 to I on him, and receiving only $lbs. for 

 his year from Retriever, beat the latter quite easily 

 in a 500 sovs. (h. ft.) match at a mile and a half. 

 This defeat sent Retriever to 20 to I for the Cup, 

 which he won from Medora, Laurel, Fleur-de-lis, &c., 

 on the next day ; and caused Lord Glasgow to fall 

 back on Harry Edwards for an explanation of his 

 horse's running in the match, and to make proposals 

 for another at Newmarket in the spring, which even- 

 tually went off by consent. About the November of 

 this year, Mr. Payne and Will Chifney had some nego- 

 tiations about Priam ; but, fortunately for Will, who 

 was not indisposed to sell for 2000 guineas, they also 

 fell through. He had lost none of his form when the 

 doors of the Newmarket Stands and Rubbing Houses 

 once more creaked, after a winter's idleness, on their 

 rusty hinges ; and with Robinson on him, won both 

 the Craven Stakes and the Port. In the former of 

 these races he beat a field of ten, among whom was 

 Tranby, who distinguished himself so much in Mr. 

 Osbaldeston's 200 mile match in the November of that 

 year. Sir Sandford Graham was rather sweet on him 

 about this time, but he thought too long about it ; 

 and Lord Chesterfield who then owned his half- 

 brother by Middleton, and had got back Zinganee 

 from the Royal Stud purchased him for 3000 guineas 

 the evening after he had won the Port. High prices 



