LANDGRAVE. 359 



witch, and Cambridgeshire. This fine horse, a 

 gelding got by Sir Hercules out of the Landgravine, 

 was handicapped for the Cesare witch at 6 st. 13 

 lb., and was rather freely backed by the stable, in 

 whose interest 15,000 to 100 was taken that he 

 won the three events despite the fact that in the 

 first he had to meet two good horses, Lord Eglin- 

 ton's Elthiron and Sir Joseph Hawley's Vatican. 

 When I saddled Landgrave for the Triennial, run 

 from the Ditchin, Flatman asked how he should 

 ride him. I said, " Take hold of his head, and 

 come truly through till you reach the Turn of the 

 Lands. Then steady him against the hill, and, take 

 my word for it, your two opponents will have had 

 enough of it before you get to the Duke's stand." 

 My words were literally fulfilled, for Landgrave's 

 tremendous stride (he stood 16 hands 1^ inch 

 high) told so effectually that in the end he won 

 hands down, and became instantly a great favourite 

 for the Cesarewitch, for which Fobert, the trainer 

 of Elthiron, asserted that he was as well in as the 

 Flying Dutchman would be at 7 st. 7 lb. 



The next difficulty was to find a trustworthy 

 jockey able to ride him at 6 st. 13 lb. At last Lord 

 Enfield secured old Sam Mann, who, by reducing 

 himself to the utmost, promised to get down to the 

 weight. Unfortunately in the process he made 

 himself so weak that before half the distance was 

 run he could hardly keep his seat, and Landgrave, 

 who required holding together, was sprawling all 



