44 SAM DARLING'S REMINISCENCES 



he came back with nearly all the porters on the 

 station, and said : 



" Your honour, we're delighted to meet you. 



You trained Galtee More when he won the first 



The English Derby for Ireland, and shure 



alight with ^'® ^^^^ never forget the whisky flying 



whisky about that night. The mountains were 

 alight with it ! " Also saying how proud they were 

 of meeting the trainer of the winner ; and as the 

 train moved out the spokesman came up to the 

 carriage window, and said : 



" Your honour, we can tell you that if you'd 

 only put up for Limerick we'd return you for 

 Parliament." 



Once at Charleville Station I stood on the plat- 

 form with the late Tom Vigors (" Ashplant " of the 

 Sportsman), and a driver of an Irish car saw my 

 luggage there, labelled " S. Darling." 



" AVhose is this ? It's not Mr. Sam Darling's, 

 is it ? " 



** Yes, it is," said Vigors. 



" Bedad then, if he will jump into my car, I'll 

 drive him to Charleville for nothing." 



All this proved how keen the natives are at the 

 successes of the Irish horses. 



I went through the Bruree and Knockany studs 

 every year with Mr. Gubbins, and mostly did a bit 

 of vetting ; but one of the greatest surprises Mr. 



