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a sorrowful settling it was for many, whose too great con- 

 fidence had induced them to stand their money out anc 

 out upon The Saddler. Lord Cleveland is said to have 

 bagged eight thousand pounds, and a select few of his 

 friends joined chorus. The Brumagems, the Newmarket, 

 and the Manchester folk, bled on Marcus, Colwick, and 

 Liverpool, and had real reason to repent that they had not 

 taken shares in the Lottery ticket ; whilst Mr Skipsey and 

 the Stocktonites were well pommelled by The Saddler. 



Thus to the great surprise of all did Chorister run off 

 with the St. Leger, and " betters round" had seldom such 

 a year ; the Derby, Oaks, and Leger, having been won by 

 three horses, starting respectively at 50 to 1, 12 to 1, and 

 20 to 1 — making an average of 27 points to 1. 



On the Thursday following the St. Leger, Liverpool was 

 the only horse who had the hardihood to face Chorister for 

 The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft, for three 

 yr olds ; colts, 8st. Gib. ; and fillies, 8st. 31b. ; the winner 

 of the St. Leger to carry 41b. extra. — St. Leger Course. — 

 Eleven subs. 



The betting was five to two on Chorister, and his noble 

 owner thought that he need but put out his hand to pocket 

 the stakes ; but " Audi alteram partem." The horses 

 walked part of the way for the amusement of a part of the 

 spectators, cantered nearly a mile for the entertainment of a 

 few more, and finished the remainder at a rattling pace for 

 the gratification of the whole. From the Stand in it was 

 neck to neck, and head by head, so that the judge was 

 "pretty considerable dumbfoundrified" to say who had 

 won, and therefore proclaimed it — a dead heat. 



The betting now was 'six to four on Chorister, but he did 

 not sustain the honours he had gained two days before. 

 The race was very cleverly won by Liverpool by a length, 

 and people who had stared before, now stared again. 



