SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



to back him. I gave the commission to Mr. John 

 Foy, who returned me what I thought was a very 

 poor price, his explanation being that Captain 

 Hawkesley had had the market. I rephed that 

 the Captain was not acting for me. There were 

 four-and- twenty runners, and, starting at 5 to 2, 

 Paul Jones pulled through by a neck from Kingsland. 

 Quince, one of my stable lads, had the mount. He 

 was a very fine horseman ; and, seeing that Butler 

 was on Kingsland, young Quince must be held to 

 have shaped Avell. After the race Mr. Foy said : 

 *' Well, you've w^on, but I wish the second had." 

 Surprised, I asked, "Why?" 

 ** Because I had a big interest in him." 

 " Well, I should have thought you might have 

 told me, Foy, in case I wanted to save." He turned 

 away and laughed. 



" That," I said to myself, " is John Foy all over." 

 After his Chester Cup victory Paul Jones took 

 his chance in the Derby, figuring third favourite to 

 Lady Elizabeth and Blue Gown. This position was 

 assured him by the magnificence of his action in the 

 preliminary canter. As the saying is, he went down 

 best. To put matters at the utmost, he ran well, 

 without ever threatening victory ; and when at the 

 top of his form, I should say he was always 10 lb. 

 behind the winner, Blue Gown. I had a good look 



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