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cautions taken by John and Bill Scott under 

 Colonel Anson's advice, there was a rush to hedge, 

 and I obtained permission from Bowes to lay them 

 back liberal odds ; and, by taking good money in- 

 stead at a lower price, I was enabled to hand 

 Bowes £21,600 on the evening of* the day of 

 settlement. I shall not readily forget the tremen- 

 dous excitement I experienced when Tom Dawson 

 brought Lord Eglinton's fine colt, Pompey, to run 

 for the Biddies worth Stakes at Newmarket, full 

 of confidence that he would beat Cotherstone. 

 Many Yorkshiremen, and all the racing Scots- 

 men, piled their money upon Pompey. The race, 

 however, never was in doubt, as Cotherstone pulled 

 his way to the front, and won as he pleased. From 

 that moment forward the Derby was a foregone 

 conclusion, unless ill-health, accident, or foul play, 

 got rid of Cotherstone. Nevertheless, there were 

 many who could not get over his round hunting 

 action, and vowed that unless the Derby were run 

 up a staircase he would have no chance. George 

 Bentinck was thoroughly convinced that Gaper, 

 who had beaten Cotherstone for the Criterion 

 Stakes at Newmarket when both were two-year- 

 olds, would show his heels to the north-country 

 crack in the Derby. Maidstone was also of the 

 same opinion, and paid dearly for his mistake. 

 I never saw a finer sight than Cotherstone pre- 

 sented as he mounted the hill, which exactly 

 suited his high round action. Upon reaching 



