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Lye upon Birdlime made running- to the distance, 

 when Bill Scott, who had been nursing Hornsea, 

 brought him up resolutely, challenged Lye, and 

 raced with him. The pace was good, and the 

 punishment severe, and to all appearances Scott 

 had the race in hand, when, on the lower ground, 

 for the first time his eyes caught sight of Robinson 

 on Sheet- Anchor. A glance was enough, as Bobin- 

 son was sitting quite still in the saddle, with the 

 race evidently in hand, and close upon home out 

 he came with a rush that sent your heart into 

 your mouth, and won by a length, while half 

 the lookers-on believed Hornsea had caught the 

 judge's eye. When shall we again see two such 

 races as this and the Two Thousand between Bay 

 Middleton and Elis ? " Being an eyewitness of 

 this consummate display of jockeyship, it reminded 

 me of the same two opponents when they met in 

 the Derby of 1828, and Cadland, ridden by Bobin- 

 son, ran a dead-heat with The Colonel, ridden by 

 William Scott. In the deciding heat, Bobinson, 

 after making running to the distance, gammoned 

 Scott that Cadland was tiring, which induced Scott 

 to take the lead, and, as he expected, to go up and 

 win. But Jem had a good effort left in Cadland, 

 for which Scott was quite unprepared, and to 

 his great astonishment Jem beat him on the post 

 by about a neck. To witness Bobinson's riding 

 was indeed a treat, for as a specimen of skill 

 and knowledge of the animal it could not be sur- 



