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you are aware he was arrested to-day immediately 

 after the race, and lodged in prison for debt. I pro- 

 pose that we raise a subscription, and satisfy hi!= cre- 

 ditor." The hat went round, and about 300 sovs. 

 were immediately subscribed. Mr, M'Donogh was 

 thereby enabled to pay the debt, and had the pleasure 

 of handing a balance of 130 sovs. to the renowned 

 "jock." This story reminds me of another, relative to 

 Tom Olliver ; a pleasing illustration of the fact that 

 all true sportsmen are kind-hearted. The incident I 

 am about to relate I take the liberty of copying from 

 an old sporting periodical : 



"Jem Mason, having received from Tom Olliver a 

 private and confidential communication that he was 

 not only in ' Short-street' but entertaining the sheriff 

 of the county, and all he possessed between earth and 

 sky was " Trust-me-not," who had been the cause of 

 this financial pressure; he asked him to buy the horse 

 of him, so that he might get rid of his unwelcome visitors. 

 ' Don't you sell your horse,' was the reply, 'but send 

 him to me and I will win you a race ;' and the advice 

 was accompanied by a fiver for the railway fare. The 

 added money brought the horse to Harlesden Green, 

 where he was entered for a small steeplechase, for 

 which Jem paid the stake. The horse came on the 

 ground with a terrific bit, which, the instant the rider 

 saw, he removed, and substituted a double-rein snaffle, 

 which Tom protested would never hold him. But he 

 was told to mind his own business, and wait and see 

 his horse win, which he did very cleverly ; and Tom, 

 in his delight and gratitude for having had a hundred 

 put into his ' kick,' as he termed it, took an oath that 

 he would fight for Jem up to his knees in blood ! a 



