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say that this information is absolutely erroneous and 

 that Mr Dawson himself was well pleased with the way 

 in which the mare did her work ; indeed, he thinks she 

 has a really good chance, and his opinion is surely more 

 worth attention than that of the vague person or persons 

 who were not satisfied. Anyhow, the net result of our 

 observations is that we believe The Deemster will win 

 the Derby and that Dorcas and Gouverneur will be 

 second and third. It is certain, at any rate, that all are 

 genuine candidates, and those who back them will have 

 a good run for their money. 



THE JUNIOR JOCKEY CLUB 



The above title would more aptly describe "The 

 Stablemen's Institute" at Newmarket, for certainly it is 

 an excellent club of its kind, and just now, with so much 

 depending on the result of the Derby, it is well to give 

 just a thought to the boys to whom the welfare of the 

 150x5 trained at Newmarket is in a great measure en- 

 trusted. Mr T. J. Moakson is the leading spirit of the 

 Institute, and he may well be proud of the fact that 

 there are now 450 members. 



THE TOUTS AND THE DEEMSTER 



In punishment of the persons who on Monday morn- 

 ing dared to express the opinion that The Deemster 

 had split a pastern and been removed from the Heath 

 under supervision of Mr Barrow, we cannot but include 

 a sketch of them as they appeared in the full exuberance 

 of their folly. Strangely foolish they are, as, of course, 

 everyone knows, but few people will imagine their ex- 

 treme idiocy as they appeared when they declared for 



