GALOPIN'S DERBY 221 



He was a good, cheery sportsman, and was very well 

 known with the Bedale hounds, about which he wrote 

 some verses that were widely appreciated, but are perhaps 

 forgotten now. 



If anyone asks why I sent the money over to George 

 Crook, it was because I really knew nothing about betting 

 on a large scale myself, and had such a pleasant recollection 

 of him from having won over Kingcraft. About ten 

 years ago or it may be rather more George Crook sent 

 me several bottles of excellent punch in memory of the 

 Dodsworth commission. 



The inner working of the Oaks that year will perhaps 

 never be known, but Lord Dudley lost many thousands 

 over Lady Love, whom both Lord Falmouth and Mathew 

 Dawson preferred to Spinaway. Archer rode the latter 

 and Constable the former. Sister to Musket made a good 

 race with Spinaway until within the distance, and Lady 

 Love was always handy. Then, when Spinaway had 

 shaken off the only outside adversary and drawn clear, 

 Constable shook up Lady Love and took second place 

 without an effort. Lady Love was one of the most 

 beautiful mares I ever saw, and she lives in many good 

 pedigrees to-day. 



I went to the Derby by road from Cobham, where I 

 was staying with the manager, and I had to sleep out the 

 night before at the Plough Inn a curious experience in 

 its way, for everyone there was interested in Claremont. 

 Claremont was beaten a length by Galopin, and my own 

 idea that the winner was all out has recently been con- 

 firmed by Joe Cannon, who trained Claremont, whom they 

 fancied very much until a gallop the week before had some- 

 what disappointed them. Claremont finished four lengths 

 in front of the third, so that he and Galopin were out by 

 themselves. Garterley Bell, whose brother, Silvio, won the 

 Derby of 1877, was fourth, but he was touched in his wind. 



Those were the beginnings of great days for Blair Athol 

 and Cobham, and I had already rushed much more 

 capital into the Company, which necessitated disposing of 



