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Billy Nichol's advice to the young plunger. Well, some 

 wiU lose and some will win, and so runs the world away. 

 We have whispered into " Beeswing's " ear before we 

 close our note-book that he must be on his best 

 behaviour this week — that he must don the mantle of 

 old "Judex," and find all the vdnners. He is busy 

 wiring off his finals, and finishing our morning lucu- 

 brations dreaming of " breaking the ring " for once in 

 our life and of a trip up the Mediterranean, we leave 

 the remainder of the tale for " Beeswing's " pen to tell. 



" Master John " was caught napping in connection 

 with Gloriation in the case of the Eighth Great National 

 Breeders' Foal Stakes at the August Redcar Meeting 

 of 1887. At the time the author's own notes on the 

 affair read as follows : — " Next came under discussion 

 the Breeders' Foal Stakes, in which Aintree, King 

 Milan, Mirage, Royal Charter, Jersey Lily, and 

 Sorrento from the South were opposed to Agitation, 

 Volga, and Gloriation as representing the Northern 

 stables, this opposition making it an entertaining event, 

 and one that was destined to have a sensational result. 

 Mr. John Hammond's Aintree, for whom the services of 

 Watts had been obtained, was in everybody's mouth, 

 and his market position proved how confident the stable 

 was of the fourth in the Derby taking the prize to 

 Newmarket. King Milan was fresh from his Lewes 

 victory, and he just held a point firmer position in the 

 market than Gloriation, whilst Jersey Lily, Sorrento, 

 Agitation, Royal Charter, and Mirage were driven to 

 extended prices. Agitator made a very creditable 

 display, he having played the part of pace-maker until 

 nearing the distance, when he retired. At that point 

 Gloriation was almost knocked down through Aintree 

 swerving from the rails and cannoning against him. 



