ORGANISED STEEPLECHASING 6;^ 



Newport Pagnell, where he beat Gaylad, and at 

 Romford. The old horse, at this time, bei^an to show 

 signs of weakness, but John Elmore was determined 

 that he should leave off a winner, and his last appear- 

 ance in a steeplechase was at Windsor, on the 8th of 

 April 1844, when he was successful in winning a race. 

 He was after that hacked about by George Dockeray, 

 with whom he was a great favourite, and afterwards 

 Lottery was sent to the "notorious Halls" at Neasden. 

 Mr. Hall kept a pack of harriers, with which he used to 

 ride Carlow, a fine old steeplechaser ; but Lottery could 

 not stand the work, so he was put into the chains at 

 plough, and did his duty as quietly and as willingly as 

 if he had never known any other occupation ; and he 

 literally died in harness. 



Although Lottery and Jem Mason were such excel- 

 lent friends when Jem was once in the saddle, the 

 horse hated the man with the utmost bitterness, and 

 the story has often been told how, when Lottery was 

 about twenty years old, Jem Mason being in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Neasden, thought that he would like to 

 set his eyes once again on the good horse which had 

 carried him so brilliantly. Just before the door of his 

 box was opened. Lottery heard the voice of his old 

 jockey, and when Jem Mason approached, the old 

 horse flew at him. The visitor, however, was not un- 

 prepared for a reception of this kind and was soon 

 out of harm's way. It has been said that Jem Mason 

 often had to hide his colours under a greatcoat when 

 about to mount Lottery for a steeplechase, but as soon 

 as he was seated, the horse cantered to the post as 

 quietly as could be. 



No sooner was Lottery dead than Mr. Hall was 

 inundated with questions concerning him. One man 

 asked on how many days a week he dragged vegetables 

 to Covent Garden ? A second desired to know whether 



