SIXTY YEARS ON THE TURF 



fancy him on the mornmg of the race." That was 

 his answer. 



"^Vhy," I said, ''here's Billy Unwin. He's the 

 very man. I'll call him over." 



" No, no ! not at all ; tell him to write to 

 me. 



Mr. Unwin wrote, and received an answer that 

 there was no need of hurry, and that he (Hall) 

 would see him at Manchester. On the Thursday 

 (the fii'st day of the meeting) he told Unwin he 

 could say nothing ; he had better wait till the next 

 day. Came that day, and though he saw Unv/in 

 and myself he spoke to neither. 



On the morning of the handicap I said, " Go to 

 him, Bill, and ask hun point blank whether he does 

 or does not want anything done." The answer was 

 his stereotyped grunt ; and, delivered of that, he 

 walked away. The result was that neither Unwin 

 nor myself had a penny piece on. These are the 

 unvarnished facts of the case, and I think they throw 

 some mitigating light on a scene that I do not 

 recall with pleasantness. Of Harry Morgan I should 

 like to say a good word. In his day he was a capital 

 jockey, one of the very best ; and even now he can 

 ride in a trial with most. He never entertained a 

 harsh thought of anybody, and his one fault has 

 been his foolishness to himself 



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