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experienced the effect of the * persuaders,' he shot out like 

 a dart, and won with consummate ease. These are, how- 

 ever, matters of speculation with which we must leave the 

 cognoscenti to deal. The winners had their turn of joyous 

 cheering, and the congratulations offered to the Duke of 

 Eichmond and to his family, who, we are glad to hear, 

 are large gainers by the result, were loud and vociferous 

 beyond description, — congratulations which were given 

 with equal goodwill to Lord Clifden and to Mr Lloyd, co- 

 proprietors of the winner; both of whom, we also learn, 

 have realised a good profit independent of the stakes, which 

 are worth £5500. 



Thus terminated this ever-memorable Derby — 

 memorable not only to me, but also to others who 

 are still living, and were vitally interested in it. I 

 perfectly well remember, when I was leading Sur- 

 plice back to the weighing-place after the race, 

 that a gentleman congratulated me, and added, 

 " You have now given them the lie direct ! " At 

 the time I could not understand what he meant ; 

 but from what transpired subsequently, I have no 

 doubt that he congratulated me upon defeating the 

 vile efforts to prevent Surplice from winning the 

 Derby, which were deemed likely to be successfully 

 accomplished by some of the knaves who were 

 heavy losers by him. 



Lord Enfield, afterwards Earl of Strafford, being 

 a brother-in-law to the Duke of Kichmond, exe- 

 cuted some of the stable commission about Sur- 

 plice, and, having backed him very early, obtained 

 good odds, which he was enabled to hedge after 



