CHAPTER XI. 



A Curious Finish — The ' Mystery ' Case : Nominators and the 

 Forfeit List — Jem Potter and his Tenner — Mr. Gretton and 

 'Sterling' — The Cambridgeshire and Liverpool Autumn Cup 

 of 1873 — 'Sterling' as a Stud Horse. 



OT having read Mr. William Day's 

 book through, I do not know whether 

 he has related the following story or 

 not ; but as I rode in the race, I 

 think there will be no harm done if 

 it is reproduced with my version of what occurred. 

 It was the Stewards' Plate at Stockbridge, run on 

 June 30, 1859, over two miles. 'Fisherman,' who 

 had won Queen's Plates and Cups all over the 

 country, and ' Marionette,' who had run second for 

 the Derby that year, were to meet at weight for age. 

 I rode a mare called ' Scent,' but the race was really 

 between the two first-named horses, and, curiously 

 enough, the owners of both of them thought they 

 wanted a strong run race. As William Day had a 



