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believe that he was not a good jockey. He was the 

 owner of some very good horses between 1857 and 

 1866, after which year he went back to America. 

 There he married a rich widow, and returned to 

 England some twelve or fourteen years afterwards, 

 but, after his first visit, only owned occasional platers. 

 Mr. Ten Broeck died at a great age a few years since. 

 He was a good supporter of the English turf, a real 

 good loser, and not too jubilant when he won. 



Well do I remember Fordham being caught 

 napping (the only time I ever saw it happen to 

 him) on a mare belonging to Mr. Ten Broeck named 

 ' Amy,' by Sam Rogers, who was riding ' Wild Rose,' 

 owned by Bob Bignell, of Argyle Rooms fame. It 

 was a race ' Ditch In ' at Newmarket, finishing at the 

 top of the town. Fordham made the running, and 

 could have won very easily, but he steadied his mare 

 in the last fifty yards, and Sam Rogers, coming with 

 a wet sail, beat him a head on the post before George 

 had time to set his 'Amy' going again. Mr. Ten 

 Broeck had a lot of money on, and this Fordham 

 knew, and I shall never forget his misery : he was a 

 very sensitive fellow, and nothing would pacify him. 

 That night he came back to where we were staying 

 and went straight to bed ; he would not have any 

 dinner, and cried like a child. Mr. Ten Broeck wrote 



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