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not win. This summary and very needful pro- 

 cedure naturally upset the plans of Hill and his col- 

 leagues, by which, in the method described, they had 

 made sure of benefiting themselves at the expense of 

 the unwary. Hill at once changed his tactics, hedging 

 all he could, which was but little, it not being easy then 

 to find anyone that would lay. This incident led to his 

 expulsion from the Whitewall stable, as I have before 

 related, and to his losing £20,000 on the race. Once, 

 on the Stock Exchange, like Mr. Padwick, he thought 

 he knew something — in fact, more than those accus- 

 tomed to the speculative amusement of dealing in 

 scrip — but found, after losing £40,000 in one year, 

 that however clever he was, he was now matched with 

 others who knew more, and was never afterwards 

 seen in the vicinity of Capel Court. 



He lived some years in retirement after the death 

 of his friend Gully. He would be seen occasionally 

 at the Hampton Court sale of yearlings, indulging, to 

 the last, his rude familiarities both in the sale-ring 

 and at the luncheon-table. For Hill, like Diogenes, 

 was fond of drinking the wines that cost him nothing, 

 and feasting on the same economic principle. But 

 when it came to touching his own pocket, it may 

 truly be said he lived in affluence without enjoying 

 its comforts. The last time I saw him was at Mr. 

 Rice's Medical Hall, Piccadilly, nearly blind, and as 

 full of complaints and trouble as ever. He left no will ; 

 at least, none was ever proved, having, it is surmised, 



