CONCERNING JUMPERS 3^1 



" Yes ; Edward is qualified to run on and after 

 such and such a date." 



I got to Birmingham with their letter in my 

 pocket, and Mr. Arthur Brocklehurst, who was 

 running a horse in the same race, came to me and 

 said : 



" Sam, I have been through all the Calendars, 

 and Edward is not qualified to run ; his certificate 

 is not lodged." 



In the interest of the owner I made no remark. 

 Edward won the race easily. After the race there 

 was an objection, and I then produced the letter 

 from Messrs. Weatherby, which settled it. Mr. 

 Brocklehurst's party were lunching at the Queen's 

 Hotel, Birmingham, and when passing their table 

 next day Captain Cotton said to me : 



*' You're a nice fellow ! Here is Mr. Brockle- 

 hurst trying to do you a good turn by advising you 

 that your certificate is not published, and you keep 

 quiet and say nothing." I said : 



" If you had been the owner of Edward you 

 would have liked me to have kept your business 

 as quiet as I have kept Mr. Best's." 



Another of Mr. Best's horses was False Alarm. 



^^. ^, She won a steeplechase at Ludlow, and 

 Objection ^ ' 



to False I was surprised to hear them shout " Ob- 



Alflrrn 



jection ! " When I found out the reason 

 I felt that I was pretty sure to get the race, for 



