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the event of its success, to lighten their load of 

 liabilities. Jerry won the race by a distance of 

 two lengths, thus bearing out his trainer's high 

 opinion of his ability. The horse which started 

 favourite (in the betting) for the St. Leger of 

 1824 was Streatham, the odds offered against it 

 being about 4^ to i. Brutandorf was second 

 favourite in the betting at 6 to i ; the price of 

 Jerry, at the start for the race, is given as being 

 9 to I ; but before it became known that Smith 

 would ride, 16 to i had been vigorously shouted 

 in the betting ring; 7^ to i, however, was the 

 real starting price. It is believed that Gully 

 laid a large amount of money against the winner, 

 probably, therefore, he was in the secret of 

 the opposition to Jerry, whether he was at that 

 time acting as the " pal " of Ridsdale or not. 



The partnership between them was not formed, 

 it is believed, till about the year 1829-30. The 

 two men were at all events intimately associated 

 in the winning of the Derby of 1832 by St. Giles, 

 and the winning of the St. Leger of the same 

 year by Margrave. Curious tales have been told 

 regarding the victory of St. Giles ; twenty-two 

 horses contested the race, in which Margrave 

 (winner of the St. Leger) was a competitor, whilst 

 Ridsdale also had a colt running in the race ; 

 but St. Giles, which started first favourite, won 

 very easily. The winner was bred by Ridsdale 

 at Merton, his place at York, and it was whispered 

 at the time that the horse was a year older than it 

 should have been as a Derby winner ; in other 

 words, that it was four, instead of three years old. 

 But, to use the words of an outspoken turfite, 

 " That would have been nothing for such men to 



