SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



"Hodgraan," he said, "I've laid GOO to 500 on 

 you." 



" On me, my lord ! Why the colt's not trained. 

 Gallop back, and get out of your money. And you 

 can lay mine to lose me 500." 



Chivalry must have been very bad, for Paul Jones 

 only lost by a length and a half. I did not see his 

 lordship till next morning, when I asked what my 

 " monkey " had brought In. 



" Six hundred. And many thanks. I got out a 

 winner." Thus in tlie two deals I won 1200, so 

 clearing a 1000, more by accident than design, 

 for I had no intention of betting, and Imagined 

 people would lay substantial odds on Chivalry. 

 After the race I met Joe Lowe, the trainer of 

 Chivalry, looking pretty glum. 



" What did you do, Joe ? " I remarked. 



" Ah, Mr. Hodgman, I laid 30 to 20 on you. But 

 I hadn't seen your hrood mare ! " 



If this was a match I lost It was not one I lost by. 

 But I had the worst of a deal with Admiral Rous in 

 1868. I then had a two-year-old filly by The Dupe 

 from Couleur de Rose (afterwards named Duplicity) 

 and he one by Knight of St. Patrick from Noisette 

 called Nutglrl. For over a month we had been 

 chaffing each other about the respective merits of 

 these youngsters, and the Admiral proposed a 



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