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CHAPTER XIV 



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George Thursby makes his bow — " An unequal match " (alleged) — 

 Trelaske nj. Foghorn — George fails to take revenge at " the 

 doves " — Roscidus, " the prince of rogues," takes on St. Bede 

 and chucks up the sponge — Another " unequal match " — 

 Trelaske nj. the Pusher — An impertinent comment and a 

 humorous one ! . . . . , . . . .166 



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The purchase of Dornroschen at the Doncaster sales for " a song " — 

 Gurry is contemptuous but Davis is wise to merit — She wins 

 when pig fat and I buy her in — An historic match and amazing 

 wagering thereon — The Ring hilarious — Doinroschen lowers 

 the mile time record when winning the Nottingham handicap — 

 Purchase of Blankney — A colossal steed — Blankney 'V, Macun- 

 cas — " Jimmy "" Duke in the cart again . . . . .176 



CHAPTER XVI 



Our little lot at Headbourne Worthy — The High Peak Welter — 

 Trelaske a stayer — Speed and stamina — The wonderful memory 

 of the equine race : two striking examples — A fatal bolt from 

 Heaven — Chevy Chase, amiable but unlucky— An error of 

 judgment — I breed a winner and annex a prize for nomenclature 

 — " Picking 'em up cheap ! " — My '* skins "" win five times 

 their purchasing price ! — I pay four figures for a filly who 

 never wins me a brass farthing — Marcus Beresford has "not 

 time to look !" . . .185 



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A sad disaster to Dornroschen — An official handicapper " side-slips," 

 but I fail to take advantage — The Jockey Ring — A funny 

 favourite " clicks " — An old head on young shoulders — Honesty 

 rewarded and the biter bit — The dying jockey's admonition . 195 



