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through this piece of luck I had another winning ride 

 the same week. I did not know whether Captain 

 Maciiell wanted me to ride ' Knight of the Garter ' 

 in the Prendergast Stakes or not, so I went to ask 

 him. He said, " No ; I shall put up the same jockey " 

 (T. Cannon) " that I did the other day in the Middle 

 Park Plate." On hearing this I galloped down to 

 Mr. Dawson, found out he had not engaged another 

 jockey, so told him I would ride for him, which I 

 did. ' Pericles ' was a very quick, sharp horse, but, 

 unfortunately, made a slight whistling- noise. The 

 T.Y.C. at Newmarket is rather an easy course, and 

 what they call the New Ground (which must be 

 getting old now, as it has been called the New 

 Ground ever since I have known it — thirty-five 

 years) was very uneven, and not suited to a Icng- 

 striding horse like ' Knight of the Garter.' This 

 being the case, he got bustled or cross-legged, and 

 was beaten a neck by ' Pericles,' who certainly was 

 not within 10 lb. of him. Do not think for one 

 moment I am saying anything against Tom Cannon. 

 Although he was only a 7 st. boy then, he was as 

 good as most of the others, but at that time, of 

 course, not quite up to top form. I need not tell 

 you this did not please Captain Machell ; but it was 

 his own fault, as he was annoyed at me not riding 



