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ditions were that Lottery and Gaylad should stake 

 ^40 each ; Cigar, Roderick Random, and Peter Simple 

 ^30 each, and all the other runners ^20 each. As a 

 matter of fact, however, neither of the cracks went to 

 the post. In 1837 Anderson won at St. Albans the 

 Cup given by Prince Esterhazy^ with Speculation, run 

 in the name of Mr. Drake, and ridden by Dan Seffert, 

 while Splendour, who also belonged to Anderson, and 

 was ridden by Mr. Solloway, was fourth. George Rice, 

 his head man in London, and his eventual successor in 

 the Piccadilly business, and Woston sometimes rode 

 Anderson's horses in steeplechases, but he always pre- 

 ferred to see his pink jacket and black cap worn by 

 Tom Olliver or Allan McDonough. Anderson some- 

 times himself would get into the saddle for a steeple- 

 chase ; but hunting was more to his fancy, and from 

 his farm he would go out with the Royal and Mr. De 

 Burgh's stag-hounds. In Sir Francis Grant's picture 

 of the Royal pack meeting on Ascot Heath, Anderson, 

 mounted on a grey, standing near the leaders of Lord 

 Chesterfield's drag, finds place in the middle distance. 



Anderson was, I believe, the first dealer to hit upon 

 the idea of keeping a few hounds, to enable his 

 customers the better to judge of the merits of any 

 hunter they contemplated buying. With these hounds 

 he used to run a drag, and eventually he obtained 

 three or four deer which he used to hunt privately, 

 his field usually consisting of John Elmore, Fitz Oldaker, 

 Jem Mason, Bill Bean, and Dr. Hurman. The latter 

 was in practice in Turnham Green ; but what with 

 hunting with the Queen's Hounds twice a week, driving 

 the Windsor coach, in which he had a share, shooting 

 and attending race meetings, there was not much time 

 left for medical practice ; but a partner, a friend, or 

 assistant managed that part of the business for him. 



I See p. 53- 



