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for Chippendale Harry Hall and Dresden China Her 

 liking for salt and jelly " Old Harry's " resentment He 

 keeps his secret John gets a check for 10,000 from Mr. 

 Leyland His mental aberration Death of Old William 

 I'Anson Queen Mary Caller Ou Blink Bonny Racers 

 and stud failures Cantering through '81 and '82 Pepper- 

 mint, Hesperian, and King Archebong A fine finish 

 between Archer and Osborue Victor Emanuel's " Ebor " 

 He beats Baliol One of Matthew Dawson's "morals" 

 Prestonpans and Isonomy Mr. Gretton's scratching propen- 

 sities His death Enormous losings and winnings York 

 August '82 A great meeting for the Osbornes Peppermint 

 defeats Dutch Oven" Plunger " Walton's adieu, 278 



CHAPTER XVII 



Win. Osborne wins the Waterloo Cup Wild Mint and Destruc- 

 tion's match for 1000 Death of Mr. Harry Bragg Prince 

 Batthyany dies suddenly on Newmarket Heath His 

 consideration for his jockeys Death of Tom Aldcroft 

 Wrongful suspicion General Peel's cowardice Chas. Lund 

 and Lord Glasgow The Aldcroft " rush " no more John 

 Jackson and Lord Glasger The Earl's retort Mr. Petrie's 

 ride into Beverley Barcaldine's Northumberland Plate 

 Dead heats and some remarkable finishes Theories of 

 "crosses" Age-date of racehorses "Mr. John's" views 

 on two-year-old racing Long distance races Sweating 

 horses Wasting How John brought down his weight 

 " No forcing " Speed of horses compared Close finishes 

 with Archer Archer and Fordham's styles Some old 

 rivals Ideas of riding a race The best racer of his time 

 Alice Hawthorn, Mahmia, and Coranna Some of the best 

 horses Van Tromp, The Flying Dutchman, Teddington a 

 nailing good horse Vedette, the second best John ever 

 rode Exact the best two-year-old, - - 304 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Thirsk Archer's advent amongst the Tykes Announced by 

 the bellman "Billy" Platt wins the Two Thousand on 



