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him a very nice letter directly he got off the course, 

 telling him to be sure and not take any notice of the 

 mistake, as he was certain he had won him a great 

 many races he ought not to have done, and he was 

 quite satisfied to put up with this one little error. 

 This was very good of a man who had lost several 

 hundred pounds by his jockey's carelessness. I think 

 this example will show Mr. Ten Broeck to have been 

 a good sportsman and capital loser. I am sorry to 

 say this is not often the case, as owners are only too 

 glad to find an excuse (after they have lost their 

 money) to blame jockey, trainer, or anyone else, 

 so long as they can have a grumble and give vent 

 to their feelings. The same people are always the 

 first to run up and praise everyone connected with 

 the horse when they win, although he may have 

 been successful by the greatest fluke possible. 



