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which, ridden by W. Reeves, she beat a large field, including 

 L'Africain, Cortolvin, and other celebrities; the late Charles 

 Boyce afterwards describing the race as the fastest he ever 

 rode in. 



Mr. Herbert shortly afterwards added to his stud King 

 Alfred, Rocket, and Stockinger, with all of whom he had 

 extraordinary luck, winning on the last named no fewer than 

 seven times out of eight. 



Comberton, bought from the Duke of Hamilton, was, how- 

 ever, his favourite, and he considered him quite the best horse 

 he ever owned. 



Of all the races he ever rode in, however, his match on the 

 flat at Warwick with Mr. Richard Ten Broeck, the well-known 

 American sportsman, takes pride of place, if only for the 

 amusement it caused to the onlookers. 



As, however, the popular " Reggie " has already described 

 it in his own inimitable fashion in the volume of reminiscences 

 entitled " When Diamonds were Trumps," recently published 

 with such pronounced success by Messrs. Southwood & Co., 

 30, Craven Street, Strand, it would be clearly unfair to more 

 than mention it here. Suffice it to say that, though on a much 

 inferior horse, he completely outrode his opponent, and won 

 comfortably, if not easily, at the finish. The most remarkable 

 feature of the match was that the cognoscenti, including such a 

 good judge as the late Mr. George Payne, should have 

 actually laid odds on the Yankee, the idea presumably being 

 that the manifest superiority of his mount over the other would 

 pull them through. 



Considering that his bodily weight was prohibitive to his 

 ever riding much in handicaps, the number of races both on 

 the flat and over a country won by " Sir Reginald " — as the 

 Bookies would persist in calling him, during his riding career — 



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