SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



Saturday. Capital. I shot a d d old pal of 



yours — a fox ! " The laugh then went the other 

 way. 



That Smith was a really first-class judge of the 

 thoroughbred I should be the first to allow. Yet 

 though, at different times, I purchased many horses 

 from him, I never came into possession of one that 

 did me the least good. My first deal with him was 

 Margery Daw, a bay filly by Brocket out of Pro- 

 tection, the price being 400 sovs. I kept her some 

 time, and found her entirely useless for racing ; and 

 even as a hack she was a failure. Soon after I 

 bought Adamas for 500 sovs. But though a smart 

 horse in his day, he lost his form ; and I sent him to 

 stand at Stockwell, at a stud farm kept by a friend of 

 mine, Mr. "Billy" Smith. I had Margery Daw 

 covered several times by Adamas, but he could never 

 stint her, and matters were the same when, after I 

 had made her a present to Mr. " Billy " Smith, he 

 put her to Grecian. " Billy," finding he had too 

 many horses to keep, asked me to take Margery 

 Daw back, but I had had enough of that lady, and 

 declined. 



" What am I to do with her ? " he asked. 



" Do ? Why, sell her, and the others as well." 



At auction she fetched 26 gs., going to the bid of 

 Mr. Pedley. He went wrong financially, and at 



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