SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



to Caracara went down to give battle to the Duke of 

 Bedford's Hesperus Across the Flat. " She's certain 

 to be shot," was the common comment ; and 3 to 1 

 was laid on her rival. But the odds were cleverly 

 floored, and Caracara and his sister were handsomely 

 toasted. With Ernestine the Duke of Bedford would 

 not oppose the filly by Don John from Miss Sarah, 

 preferring to pay forfeit. So ended as memorable 

 a day on a racecourse as I can recall; and the 

 strange part of the business was that neither before 

 nor afterwards did luck flow so steadily Lord Glas- 

 gow's way. Flatman rode the first four winners ; 

 but he could not do the weight (7 st. 71b.) on the 

 sister to Caracara, over whom Tommy Lye threw 

 a leg. 



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