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"Roddy" and "Rock"— The Earl of Dudley— " Wengy," 

 Charlie Cunningham, Dan Thirlwell, and " Mr. Charles " — 

 Major Frank. Atkinson, " one of the best " — A plethora of tips 

 — Humphries'' day out — A colossal " win," but no cash ! — A 

 catch bet ........... 247 



CHAPTER XXII 



Dreams ! — A very vivid one which materialized— A cryptic dream 

 which left me guessing — The Animals' Derby — The Squirrel 

 ** home " first ! — The right colours but the wrong colt ! — George 

 Fordham's only Derby triumph . . . . . .256 



CHAPTER XXIII 



Jockeys of the old school — Johnny Osborne does me a service — So 

 does Tom Cannon, senior — I patronize the apprentices and prove 

 a mascot to them — The Chaloner and the Loates' families — 

 Jesse Page — George Fordham "quite understands" — "I shall 

 never get home by a nob " — " Phwat detained yez ? " . . 262 



CHAPTER XXIV 



Presentiments ! — Cabin Boy's victory foretold — The mystery of 

 Medora — I am warned that Persimmon is destined to beat St. 

 Frusquin — La Fleche's downfall, not her true form — St. Simon 

 to the rescue — End of my racing reminiscences . . .267 



ENVOI 



finger in every pie — I could not specialize — The curse of ver- 

 satility — Sport and sportsmen — Field sports proper — The cant 

 of cruelty — Falconry — A natural flight — Sparrow hawks <v. 

 Heron — The harried quails 273 



