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DEATH OF OLD BUCKLE. 



"Racing year" without "a case;" and, as we had, in 

 noting down the year's events for 1831, to give a passing 

 record of the " Pilgrim case ;" so in this, 1832, we have to 

 add to the Turf "deploranda" the equally notorious 

 " Ludlow affair," which we shall with the word, pass over, 

 as a useless blot to our pages. 



Why are these "accidents" like double teeth? D'ye 

 give it up ? Lord bless you. — Why, because they never 

 come single to be sure. 



Having had much occasion, in our treatise of this year, 

 to take the name of Mr Gully frequently in vain ; we here 

 beg leave to introduce to our readers his profile, " as Uke 

 as it can stare," as the saying goes — and, as a duel is said 

 to have taken place in this year, between Mr Osbaldeston 

 and Mr Gully, in consequence of a dispute arising on some 

 subject connected with the Doncaster Races, and moreover 

 as neither of the parties w^as hurt, but still live to admire ' 

 their nature's effigy," although Mr Gully s hat was said to 

 have been pieixed by Mr Osbaldeston s ball, we think this 

 sketch of " the honourable member for Pontefract," a very 

 good " second " to our portrait of " the Squire." 



And now — to close our history of the year comes " a sad 

 memory." The veteran Buckle, "the Jockey" of his day, 

 closed his career at Peterborough, in the month of May. 

 Honest, true, and able.. " Frank Buckle" left indeed a blank 

 upon the Turf, which, since his death, has never yet been 

 filled. No man was more esteemed in public for integrity, 

 nor in private life for his warm friedship, and frank, free, 

 demeanour. In private circles he was talkative and cheer- 

 ful ; and owing to the stirring scenes in which he had played 

 so conspicuous a part, his conversation formed an ample 

 fund of information and amusement. He chiefly excelled 

 in anecdote ; the subjects of his remarks being either some 

 well-known public character, some excellent horse — Vio- 



