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(as Mr. D'Israeli observes of the Commons) that 

 "Philip the Doubter" walked about snorting like a 

 walrus for the rest of the afternoon. After that there 

 was an elderly welcher, who had done a hardy bor- 

 derer out of 3/. three years before. The latter had 

 been on his watch tower at every subsequent meeting, 

 and darting down upon him at last, and scorning to 

 strike a man below his weight, he took out his divi- 

 dend in a Cumbrian fashion by giving him the but- 

 tock and flinging him into the air. The welcher had 

 tried to get in without paying and had been headed 

 back by John Sowerby, and how his friends closed 

 round him and got him out again no one knows. He 

 went like a shadow. The jockey arrivals and depar- 

 tures were rather complicated. Snowdon left for 

 Newmarket, and Challoner (who had ridden in the 

 July Stakes the day before) came North to ride 

 Caller Ou for " The Guineas." Mr. Daley's despon- 

 dency increased visibly, as The Clown and " Back 

 Kitchen Sarah" (Backtchi Serai) had gone home, and 

 Honest John's owner had no notion of giving us a 

 match between the double winners of the Cumberland 

 and Northumberland Plates. In the nick of time, 

 Royal John, who had a race in him already, was 

 ordered out at Mrs. Masterman's intercession, and the 

 hairy-heeled old mare was led into the enclosure to 

 meet him. Challoner was anxious to be at New- 

 market again, and he soon looked up Loates and 

 came into the weighing tent. " We may as well be 

 settling this little matter, Mr. Johnson ;" and settle 

 it he did, pretty quickly, as the mare never went 

 freer or better, with her head up in the "old, old 

 style." 



The wrestling begins at nine o'clock with the heavy 

 weights, and goes on till the saddling-bell rings, and 

 at six o'clock it begins again with the middle weights, 

 to the music as before of the Brampton and Volunteer 

 bands. Next morning the Committee resume their 



