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CHAPTER XVI. 



MR. SWINDELL. 



TAGE 



Origin — Takes to the turf ; shrewdness and reticence — His first 

 'coup' with Mr. Merry's Chanticleer — Horses — Weatherbound 

 in the Cambridgeshire ; extraordinary trial ; his confidence 

 and the Admiral's disbelief — Sir Joseph Hawley's opinion of 

 Beacon; beat by Bevis — The match with the baronet ; the 

 latter pays forfeit ; diamond cut diamond — Brocket runs for 

 Ruby ; how Ruby was kept Derby favourite — Exposure of a 

 dishonest trainer. 



Character— Employment of touts ; generosity ; business 

 capacity — The Burton Brewery — How we parted — Attitude 

 to his trainer — Rectitude — Non-interference — Instances of 

 coolness — Love of a good story — Examples — Adaptability — 

 Prudence — Last days - 250-277 



CHAPTER XVII. 



TRAINERS WITHOUT TRAINING. 



Training at haphazard — The brothers Stebbing — Own Flatcatcher 

 and other good horses — Accidental success and ultimate 

 failure — Barber and Saxon — First association — Horses owned 

 conjointly and separately, and their doings — Mistakes in 

 selling — Oaks victory and subsequent decline — Saxon and the 

 thief. 



Mr. Thomas Parr — First start — His patrons — A large stable 

 and few runners — Love of plating — A mystery ; how was it 

 done ? — Training from a hayloft— Sale of Fernhill and Isoline 

 — Embarrassments — A lucky release — Bovine appearance of 

 Rataplan — Disappointment in the St. Leger — Misuse of good 

 horses; Saucebox, Fisherman, and others— Mortimer' 1 s defeat 

 at Chester — Curious excuse — How he got Weather gage ; un- 

 expected performances and curious treatment— Errors in 

 training — A word for George Hall - - 278-300 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



'lord of the isles.' 



Doncaster Town Moor — A search for a yearling — Lord of the Isles 

 bought for Mr. Merry — Trial — Wins Lavant Stakes at 

 Oood wood ; Paradigm a good second — The ' owner's friend ' 



