CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Early days— A useful reminder — Rogues and rascals — My first "book'" — 

 "Feathers to sell" — I win a "pony" — Mr. Tim Kelly and "Hop, step, 

 and a jump ''—I win a " century " — Kelly advises London — Tattersall's 

 Yard on Sundays — Caurouch for the Cesarewitch of 1847 — I leave 

 Ramsgate for London — Sweeps and lotteries — I draw the Cur- 

 Colonel Peel's Cambridgeshire three (1848)— Small stakes, but good 

 racing — Lenient handicapping ; no stakes— Derby and Oaks winners 

 in 100 guineas Plate Pp. 9-19 



CHAPTER II 



Financial reverses — Flying Dutchman's Derby — A dread of Derbies — 

 Layers of "safe 'uns" — Bon Mot's Liverpool Summer Cup — A home- 

 made guide — Profit therefrom — A run from Bedford Racecourse to 

 Bletchley — The Cambridgeshire of 1851 — A near prophecy — A Good 

 Friday visit to Newmarket — Concerning Weathergage — A Derby 

 thrown away — Objections to Plaiting — A "tip" for Stockwell — His 

 Derby defeat — Da vies "The Leviathan" — His heavy losses over 

 Daniel O'Rourke — The turn of the tide — My first racehorse Pp. 20-35 



CHAPTER III 



Davies " The Leviathan " — His humble start — His letter in retirement — 

 Derby and Oaks losses — A wonderful Ascot — An equine battle — 

 Davies's character — The man who could not whistle — Accident and 

 assault — A sad end Pp. 36-42 



CHAPTER IV 



Admiral Rous— Handicappers of to-day — Their disabilities — My first bet 

 with the Admiral — " Young Impudence " — Putting weight on Gridiron 

 — Handicapping at dinner — The Derby course — Mr. Dorling's economy 

 prevented — Mrs. Rous's opinion of myself — ''He's sure to doyou!" — A 

 bet in the dark — The Admiral's testimonial — How conceived — A 

 notable menu ......... Pp. 43-66 



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