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believed he had a horse which could not be beaten ; 

 but when the two brothers compared notes on arrival 

 at Newmarket, William was convinced that he could 

 have no possible chance, and that the money he had 

 invested on his own horse was as good as lost. He 

 had time, however, to secure himself, the Marquis of 

 Hastings having very generously let him stand ^25 

 at the odds of 40 to i which he had at first been able 

 to obtain about his horse. A terrible scare arose in 

 the Danebury camp shortly before the race when it 

 was remembered that Lord Hastings had struck out 

 all animals entered in his name ; but by an extra- 

 ordinary piece of good luck Lecturer chanced to have 

 been entered for the Cesarewitch in the name of a 

 friend, Mr. Peter Wilkinson, so that he was able to 

 run, and he won at his ease. 1876 was notable for 

 the fact that Rosebery, who won this race, afterwards 

 carried off the Cambridgeshire, the first horse that had 

 ever secured the two. One cannot pass the name of 

 that good honest stayer, Chippendale, without a word ; 

 he won in 1879 with 7 st. 5 lbs., ran well next year 

 with 9 St. 4 lbs., and was second both in 1881 and 1882 

 with 8 St. 12 lbs. In 1880 the Cesarewitch was 

 memorable for the victory of Robert the Devil, who 

 carried the great weight, for a three-year-old, of 

 8 St. 6 lbs. It had been supposed by many that no 

 horse of this age could win with so heavy a burden ; 

 but there was never any doubt as to the result after 

 the flag had fallen. Another American, Foxhall, won 



