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ing he was the best horse. 1 backed him to win 

 £2,925 of Mr. Thomas, £2,400 of Mr. Halliday, 

 £1,600 of Mr. Crockford, £1,000 of Mr. Botsul, 

 besides smaller bets on the St. Leger stakes, mak- 

 ing in the whole £15,000. I challenge the whole 

 betting world to prove I laid one guinea against 

 him. Respecting the fourth party, I still say that 

 the public has nothing to do with it. I have 

 shown, as far as I had control over the horse, that 

 the running, riding, and my intentions, were per- 

 fectly honest. Why am T called on for more ?" 



&c. &c. 



(Signed) Ephraini Bond. 



26, St. James's Street, 

 25th Sept. 1832. 



Be the merits of this case as they may, one 

 thing is certain, viz : that the suspicion of some- 

 thing wrong being intended, was general before 

 the race, and gave a material check to speculation 

 on its chances ; besides which, Mr. Gully's carry- 

 ing off the prize, chiefly owing to the splendid 

 riding of Robinson, was hailed with universal satis- 

 faction. 



A dispute arising out of this aflair, occasioned 

 a duel between Mr. Gully and Mr. Osbaldeston, 

 in which the former gentleman had a narrow es- 

 cape of his life, his adversary's bullet having 

 passed through his hat. 



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