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succession, for the Duke of Hamilton, and, in all, four 
times for his grace. Ben Smith has retired, rich ; but 
the renowned John Singleton, one of the riders of 
Eclipse, and the first winner of the Doncaster St. 
Leger, 1776, for the late Lord Rockingham, died a 
pauper in Chester workhouse. 
George Nelson is a very conspicuous man among 
the northern jockeys, and the more so, as having been 
thought worthy of being transplanted to the south to 
ride for his late majesty, in the room of the second best 
jockey at Newmarket, viz., Robinson. Nelson was 
brought up by the late Earl of Scarborough, in whose 
opinion he stood high, and his lordship confirmed it by 
a pension. He won the St. Leger for the earl, on 
Tarrare, a very unexpected event. He was likewise 
very successful in his exertions for his late majesty, 
from whom he also had his reward ; but his great 
performances were on Lottery, Fleur-de-Lis, and 
Minna, having never been beaten on the first two, and 
winning no less than eight times in one year on the 
latter. He first distinguished himself in a race at 
York, when riding only five stone four pounds. 
Tommy Lye, as he is called, is a very celebrated 
northern jockey, a great winner for the Duke of 
Cleveland and others ; he rides very light, and very 
well. ' Templeman, the Duke of Leeds' rider, and 
Thomas Nicholson, also stand high. But the Chifney 
of the north is William Scott, and, perhaps, for hand, 
seat, and science in a race, he is not much inferior 
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