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judge of horses, whether racers, chasers, hunters, or 

 roadsters. He seldom gave a high price for a yearling. 

 The most he ever gave was 175 guineas for Knight- 

 bridge, a colt by the Knight of Kars, out of Black- 

 Cotton, by Faugh-a-Ballagh. He bought Red Wine, 

 when a foal, for ^100, and he was decidedly the best 

 two-year-old of his year in Ireland, and won the 

 Nursery Stakes, Waterford Testimonials, the Kir- 

 warlins, and Ballymanus Stakes, and ran second to 

 Dora for the Angleseys. He was a moderate three- 

 year-old. Another good horse he got for sm.all money 

 was Switch, for ^75 ; Cameo, by Cannobie, out of 

 Camiola, by Wind hound, he bought for ^15; his 

 hocks were so blemished that he appeared to be incur- 

 able. Shortly after he got him he rode him across 

 the Curragh to where the 15th Hussars were being 

 drilled. Several of the officers "chaffed" him about 

 his mount, and one asked if he thought him a fit one 

 to come and inspect them on. " He beats anything 

 in the Regiment for a mile," was the reply. "How 

 long will you give us to consider it ?" " Until this 

 evening ; and I'll bet you a crown you don't come and 

 make the match, and a tenner that I win if you do" 

 The match came off next day, and Cameo won in a 

 canter. His owner then put him into training, and he 

 won several valuable stakes. In 1 864, he ran for the 

 National Hunt Race at Punchestown, and was backed 

 for a great deal of money ; soon after starting he was 

 cannoned against by another horse ; both fell, and Mr. 

 Exshaw, who rode the son of Cannobie in the hurry 

 and excitement jumped on to the other horse, and did 

 not discover his mistake until it was too late to catch 

 Cameo. One of the finest races ever seen in Punches- 



