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have been a mistake. I told him the only mistake 

 likely to be made would be by the bookmakers who 

 laid against the horse, and Fordham bore me out. 

 He asked us what we would like to have on the 

 race with him — there was no rule to prevent jockeys 

 betting at that time. I said : "I should like to 

 have^io" — a big stake forme, as I never cared 

 for betting — and Fordham said he should like to 

 have ^25, so we cracked a bottle and went on to 

 the course. The first bet he took was ^4,000 to 

 ^2CO, and ' Delight ' was afterwards backed for the 

 City and Suburban down to 6 to i that day. He 

 started a very great favourite, something like 6 to 4 

 being taken about him at the post. In a field of 

 nineteen runners he won in a canter. I recollect 

 Sir J. Astley meeting Mr. Carew and myself in the 

 paddock, and Sir John said to him : 



"Well, ' Buster,' am I to have my modest bit on 

 yours to-day ?" 



And he turned round and said : 



"Ask Cus ; he knows all about it." 



I answered: "Well, Sir John, I think it is 



sharping the bookmakers to lay less than 3 to i on 



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"Thanks, that is good enough for me," said Sir 



John, and I believe he had a very fair race. 



