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supposed to be something very first-class. I backed 

 Caliph in the lotteries, and did not touch Hawkestone, 

 as he had been recently suffering from catarrh. Caliph 

 romped in a winner, and Cast Off, with Jack O'Connor up, 

 displayed a form that was quite too bad to be true. I 

 could judge by the whispers and looks of the local 

 talent that our grey Galloway would have a heavy 

 impost assigned to him in the last day's handicap. As 

 I had nothing to thank the good people for, I humoured 

 their evil intentions and gave full vent to my admiration 

 for Caliph. The Aligurh sportsmen being delighted 

 with the temper in which they found me, asked my 

 advice as to the handicap, and suggested 12 st. for 

 Caliph. I assented, and put their maiden down at about 

 3 St. less. They were so pleased at this flattery, that 

 they turned the remainder loose, among which was the 

 dark Cast Off, of whom they knew nothing, and who 

 was probably quite as good that day as Caliph for the 

 mile they had to travel. Mr. Anderson and I bought in 

 Cast Off in the lottery, and allowed the Aligurh division, 

 after running up Caliph to spite me, as they imagined, 

 to have him all to themselves. I gave them a good run 

 for their money, as I put up Mr. Reilly, a veterinary 

 surgeon of the Royal Artillery ; but good as the little 



