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as third favourite. One of the party who had liked 

 the look of Caller Ou at Stockton, and who could 

 not fancy any of the favourites, quietly took 500 

 to 5 about her chance. That he was mercilessly 

 chaffed goes without saying, and amongst other 

 things he was told that if he had lighted his pipe 

 with his 5/. note he would have known the end of 

 it. His turn came, however, for his friends en- 

 deavoured to get back their losses on the Leger by 

 backing Bivouac for the Queen's Plate, and when 

 he was beaten they had a big plunge on Brilliant 

 for the Corporation Plate. Brilliant went down 

 also, and then these gentlemen, whilom so full of 

 chaff, had to apply to the backer of Caller Ou for 

 money to get them home.' 



In a field of eight Throstle's price was returned 

 at 50 to 1. Lord Alington and Sir Frederick 

 Johnstone took forty ponies between them in order 

 that she might not run unbacked, while the trainer 

 had ' fifty ' on Matchbox. Throstle defeated the 

 favourite, Lord Rosebery's Ladas, by three-quarters 

 of a length, while Matchbox finished two lengths 

 off, third. She subsequently ran in the Jockey 

 Club Stakes at Newmarket, and, not at all to the 

 surprise of the stable, bolted. Then she was fourth in 

 the Duke of York's Stakes to Florian at Sandown, 

 carrying 8 st. 9 lb. to Florian's 7 st. 3 lb. There 

 are 'rogues,' 'savages,' 'jades,' and 'fools' (we 

 have been reminded in passing that Custance pro- 

 nounced D'Estournel more fool than knave) and 

 other eccentrics in the horse tribe. Throstle was 



