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time afterwards, or would certainly have tried to 

 make him prove his words. That ' Achievement ' 

 herself was out of all form was proved afterwards at 

 Ascot, where General Pearson put up Chaloner with- 

 out saying a word to me, although I had been asked 

 to ride the mare all through her engagements, and 

 had promised to do so. The General did not give 

 me any retainer, and I got into disgrace with Captain 

 Machell because I did not ride ' Knight of the 

 Garter ' in the Middle Park Plate : I told the 

 Captain I had given my word to General Pearson 

 that I would ride his mare in all her engagements, 

 and I could not depart from it. Captain Machell 

 wanted to say I was engaged to Bloss's stable, and 

 certainly ought to give them the preference. Any- 

 how, I was taken off ' Achievement ' for the Prince 

 of Wales's Stakes at Ascot, and Chaloner substi- 

 tuted. She was a very great favourite, and, need- 

 less to say, I was pleased to see her defeated very 

 easily by ' Vauban,' giving her 5 lb. On the last 

 day of the meeting the Duke of Beaufort's colt 

 again beat her by three lengths in a canter over one 

 mile, proving beyond doubt the mare was out of all 

 form, as she could certainly have given ' Vauban ' 

 10 lb. or more when thoroughly herself Thus 

 ended the connection between Mr. Sutton, General 



