CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XVII 



Mr. Fred Swindell and the Truth gelding (1874) — Admiral Rous's hesitancy 

 — His message to Mr. Swindell and the bluffing answer — I fall into the 

 trap, and lay the gelding for the Cesarewitch — Mr. Swindell's silence 

 — The Admiral's bet and wish — Archer's weakness — The " good thing " 

 fails — Woodlands for the Cesarewitch of 1876 — The Admiral's dis- 

 belief — Some fine bets — Rosebery prevents their realisation — The 

 Curate— Tom Green's idea of not hurrying a horse — The Lincolnshire 

 Handicap — How raised to a thousand pounds — The Ring subscribe a 

 " monkey " — Mr Ford's Gratitude Pp. 225-237 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Veni, Vidi, Vici, especially Vici — The Nottingham fiasco — What the 

 faithful paragraphists invented — I present Vici to Fordham — The 

 incident of the lane — Tom Cannon comes into possession — He thinks 

 he is in luck's way — Mr. Tubbs's cheque: its value — King Lud — Deter- 

 mination to purchase — Mr. Tom Lawley's advice to Lord Lonsdale — 

 King Lud's Ebor running — His Lordship's promise — I get good odds 

 — An easy Cesarewitch victory ..... Pp. 238-240 



CHAPTER XIX 



Jockeys — The American Invasion — The poet's mistake— Americans in 1857 

 — Mr. Ten Broeck and English jockeys — The two sides of the shield — 

 The causes of our decay — Apathy of trainers — Disinclination of 

 owners — A "corner" in jockeys— The "little boy" bogey — What about 

 Johnny Reiff? — Why he is an exception — A Gilbertian travesty — A 

 plea for a lower scale — Some Chester Cup examples — Striking figures 

 — The easiest proves the hardest way — Why trainers are negligent — 

 Thomas Dawson — Old John Osborne — J. G|odding — Matthew Dawson 

 — ^Why I put up Morris — Admiral Rous's Comment — " My boys " — 

 Heartfield, Morris, Quince, &c. — Confirmation by Custance — The good 

 the Americans have effected — Mr. Greville's indignation at an attempt 

 to ruin his jockey — The striking case of Herbert Jones — W. E Elsey's 

 wisdom — Inimical surroundings for bojs — E. Hunt's Cup successes — 

 What they brought him — Jockeys' fees protected — Mr. W. G. Craven's 

 wise legislation — What will be the end ? . . . Pp. 247-269 



