158 THE GOODWOOD STABLE IN 1844. 



" that Rogers stands 50 with you on The Ugly 

 Buck, no terms or price being named." Again a 

 nod from Mr Gully. " Are these all the bets you 

 have with Rogers, Mr Gully ? " inquired his Lord- 

 ship. " If you have any more in my name, my Lord, 

 and will specify them, I shall be better able to 

 answer you," replied Mr Gully, cautiously. Lord 

 George then read out the whole of the book, 

 dwelling particularly on some of the bets he 

 was anxious to emphasise, such as those with 

 Messrs Tom Crommelin, "Dollar" Scott, and a 

 number of other heavy betters. He then closed 

 the book and withdrew into the inn, leaving the 

 crowd of listeners by whom he was surrounded 

 110 wiser as to his secret thoughts and future 

 intentions. 1 



The betting at starting for the Derby was 5 to 

 2 v. The Ugly Buck ; 3 to 1 v. Ratan ; 10 to 1 v. 

 Running Rein; 14 to 1 v. Leander ; 20 to 1 v. 

 Orlando. The Ugly Buck, ridden by J. Day, 

 jun., and Ratan, ridden by Rogers, were beaten 

 some distance from home, the running of the 

 former confirming Lord George's estimate of him 

 after he had won the Two Thousand ; but Ratan's 

 form was altogether inexplicable. An inquiry was 



1 For the following valuable note I am again indebted to Mr 

 W. H. Langley : " The particular transaction he was so anxious to 

 have acknowledged was a bet of 10,000 to 1000 against Eatan, 

 which Eogers had laid, and which appeared at the top of a 

 page, as my informant, an eyewitness of the proceedings, can 

 testify." 



