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done is to get 700 to 100 about the lot for the 

 Chester Cup. I wish I had had the luck to get 

 the odds about the three-year-olds. I have desired 

 my commissioners to be on the look-out for any 

 repetition of such offers. I do sincerely hope I 

 may get through in my match with The Caster." 



On March 19 his Lordship wrote me: "I am 

 delighted to hear so good a report of Bramble. 

 If he can ivin his match, it ivill pay all my for- 

 feits at the Spring Meetings, which is as much 

 as I can expect to do. I am very glad to hear 

 Kitchener seems to manage Red Deer so well. 

 I have now got on the odds to 285 about the 

 lot at 7J to 1, and the odds to 75 outright about 

 Red Deer, which averages, I believe, about 24 to 

 1. It has been very hard work to get on ; all in 

 10 bets. Your father and you shall stand at 

 25 to 1. Your father wishes to stand 20 

 viz., 500 to 20 ; let me know what you would 

 like to stand. I am bound to confess that I 

 think Chester the worst course in England for a 

 ' feather ' ; if it were at Newmarket, Goodwood, 

 or even Bath, I should not be much afraid. If 

 Bramble wins his match against The Caster, he 

 will be first favourite for the Chester Cup ; and 

 from what you write me I cannot help being 

 very sanguine." Bramble's match against The 

 Caster was for 1200 guineas (Beacon Course). 

 Although John Scott's party were very confident 

 of winning with The Caster, Bramble made strong 



