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ashgill; or, the life 



a grand race home ensuing with the lot, but Goater, 

 bringing Thunder with a well-timed rush in the last 

 few strides, won by a head. 



In the very next race — a sweepstake of 10 sovs. 

 each, with 200 sovs. added, 6 furlongs — Osborne on 

 Holy Friar (9 st. 1 lb.) defeated Camballo, who was 

 steered by Mr. G. S. Thompson, by half a length; and 

 seeing that Camballo had won the Champagne Stakes 

 at this meeting, the remark, " What a lucky man Mr. 

 ' Launde ' is to possess such a couple of clinkers as Holy 

 Friar and Apology," was well justified. 



That Thorn and Thunder were about the same horse 

 the race proved. On the preceding day they met in the 

 Cleveland Handicap (one mile), the same respective 

 jockeys up, and Osborne beating Goater by half a 

 length — Thorn being in receipt of 7 lbs. from Mr. M. 

 Dawson's four-year-old. As was seen in the Alexandra 

 Plate, they met at 1 lb. difference. Thunder turning 

 the tables upon his conqueror over the mile by a head — 

 the form on the two days as between them coming out 

 as true as a die. 



Continuing, our hero relates — 



" Camballo was a real good horse — not a 

 quick beginner, but when in action he was a fine 

 mover, and could stay. He carried me home in 

 the Two Thousand of 75 very easily. He 

 belonged to Mr. Clare Vyner — a real, kind, 

 liberal-hearted gentleman, fond of all sports, at 

 least, when I say sports, that is racing, hunting, 

 and shooting. I had been riding part of his 

 horses for some time, even when he first began 

 to race. One of the first he had a share in was 

 Golden Pledge. 



" Now it was the ' Special Commissioner ' 



