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7 st. 12 Ibs. (G. Fordham), and Tristan, four years, 8 st. 

 12 Ibs. (Archer), dead-heating for second place ; Corrie 

 Roy, four years, 9 st. 2 Ibs. (C. Wood), being fourth, close 

 up; the only other runner being Leonora, three years, 

 7 st. 9 Ibs. (E. Martin). Considering the high class of 

 three out of the four animals, and their notable per- 

 formances, that followed Chippendale home in this 

 memorable and most exciting race, it was quite pardon- 

 able Lord Bradford and his jockey should feel proud 

 of Rococo's gallant and stout-hearted son. 



FoxhalTs triumph over Chippendale in the Cesare- 

 witch of '81 won for Mr. Leyland 6000 in bets. It 

 was this same unfortunate gentleman who flickered 

 on the Turf for a time as an owner and heavy speculator 

 on horses, and flabbergasted John Osborne by handing 

 him a cheque for 10,000 for riding Chippendale into 

 second place behind the great American colt. The day 

 following Foxhall's performance, Mr. Leyland's manner 

 was somewhat strange, and it was in a fit of mental 

 aberration that he presented the cheque. Other people 

 he rewarded in a like way, in one instance giving a 

 cheque for 100,000. Before that Cesarewitch week 

 had expired it was found necessary to put him under 

 restraint. He even threw the solid and matter-of-fact 

 Steele off his guard by elaborating upon a gigantic 

 scheme, that he alleged would work out marvels. Mr. 

 Leyland was a heavy speculator on the Stock Exchange. 

 His friends marvelled at the extraordinary equanimity 

 with which he would gain or lose 10,000. Hence, they 

 could hardly understand why the winning of such a 

 comparative bagatelle, to him at least, as 6000 should 

 deprive him of his reason. One of his great coups was 

 clearing half a million sterling out of American cotton. 

 His two attempts to win the Chester Cup were " so 



