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but before doing so, seeing me on the other side of 

 the table, came over to ask me what I thought 

 would run into a place ? That Surefoot would win 

 both of us were persuaded — how incorrectly need 

 not now be said. I had an idea that Rathbeal and 

 Ossory had the best chances, and on mentioning 

 the latter Sir Charles Russell, as he then was, at 

 once set off to search for John Porter and ascertain 

 his views on the subject. A nice little " place 

 bet " seemed to him more important than his meal. 

 That the present Lord Brampton takes a remark- 

 ably intelligent interest in racing I happen to know, 

 for more than once I have driven down with him 

 to the distant winning posts at Newmarket in a 

 friend's fly ; and I also have reason to be aware 

 that Lord James, who might have been Lord 

 Chancellor but that he had too noble a nature to 

 allow his ambition to overcome his convictions, 

 has watched races with a very shrewd appreciation 

 of what was going on. The late Sir Frank Lock- 

 wood delighted in racing, and that he did not 

 disdain an occasional bet I know from the fact that 

 I have at times had the pleasure of doing little 

 commissions for him, though, to go into detail, I 

 believe these were to amuse and very modestly 

 enrich a lady of his family. 



Those whom I have just named are personages 



