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in detecting a culprit. Towards the close of the 

 racing season of 1845 I had reason to believe that 

 the results of our trials were communicated to a 

 party in London. I set to work, therefore, in earn- 

 est to discover the traitor, who, I was convinced, 

 must be one of the lads riding in the trials. I 

 therefore arranged some trials with a view to 

 gaining the information that I desired, and at last 

 I succeeded in getting possession of a letter which 

 fully revealed to me who the traitor was. This 

 letter, which gave full particulars of several trials 

 and of other stable secrets, was in the handwriting 

 of a boy who acted as amanuensis to another boy 

 who could not read or write, but who rode in every 

 trial. He therefore employed a quick, intelligent 

 lad to write for him, and to read to him such let- 

 ters as arrived at Goodwood. Before long I got 

 the amanuensis entirely into my confidence, and 

 by him I was placed in possession of all the ras- 

 calities which were Sfoino^ on, and of the names 

 of the parties in London who were implicated in 

 the plot. 



Knowing that I had behind me such a master as 

 Lord George Bentinck, who would grudge no ex- 

 pense so long as he was able to find out the villain 

 who was betraying us both, I had at my command 

 all the resources necessary for getting to the bot- 

 tom of the conspiracy. Upon reporting progress 

 to Lord George, I received from him the following 

 encouraging letter : — 



