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actually gave instructions to this effect to be sent to 

 Messrs. Weatherby. But the Earl was induced to 

 revoke his decision. A couple of dozen entered for 

 Voltigeur's Derby, the field including Pitsford, the 

 champion of the powerful Danebury stable, Clincher 

 and Mildew also having a large following. The 

 " Macaulay of the Turf " of that date described the 

 Derby finish as follows : 



"Now, Frank, lay on to Clincher (just glance to your right 



hand), 

 Pitsford is at your saddle girths, they are three lengths from 



the stand ; 

 There goes Job's finger off the rein, he clears them at each 



stride, 

 He wins, he wins, does Voltigeur, there's ' 7 ' up on the 



slide ! 

 'Tis done ; mixed pain and pleasure sets each mad brain 



in a whirl, 

 And loud claps of vocal thunder greet the ' red spots ' of 



the Earl, 



While the delighted multitude by no means lack the will 

 To carry to the weighing-house Job, Voltigeur, and Hill." 



The return of " Job " and " Volti " to Richmond was 

 a triumphal one, rejoicing and presents to Job being 

 of the warmest and most numerous. There were yet 

 other stirring incidents in store in Voltigeur's career. 

 He had yet to win a " Sellinger " and beat The Flying 

 Dutchman, his dead heat with Russborough for the 

 St. Leger being the most sensational. The unfair riding 

 of Foley on Chatterbox, who made the running for Russ- 

 borough, and who crossed " Job " so often and got in 

 his way that he was compelled " to come " earlier than 

 he intended, contributed to the dead heat. In the 

 decider, however, " Volti " won in the most decisive 

 fashion. 



Never was there greater excitement on the Town 

 Moor at Doncaster than when Voltigeur and The Flying 



