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was afterwards beaten at Northampton, in the Cap. 

 But on this occasion he was pulled up before reaching 

 the distance, the jockey saying he had gone the wrong 

 side of a post. But as, on a minute examination by 

 both Mr. Parker and myself of the spot indicated, no 

 tracks whatever could be discovered on the wrono- 

 side of the post, he must have told an untruth. The 

 matter ended ; but not without, as might well be 

 expected, creating some unpleasantness between 

 owner and jockey ; and more especially as we had 

 particularly wished to have the horse ridden out, in 

 order to know his form. However, we saw he ran 

 sufficiently well till nearing the distance to know he 

 stayed, and had sufficient speed to try anything a 

 distance of ground. So, with two others in to correct 

 them, he was tried with One Act at 18 lb., and she 

 beat him two lengths, two and a quarter miles; and I 

 always looked upon them as equal at 21 lb. She 

 once tried to give him 2-1 lb., and was defeated a 

 length after a good race two miles and a quarter. 



Tame Deer was afterwards sold to Mr. Mellish (an 

 assumed name of Mr. Edward Smith, many years 

 turf correspondent of BeWs Life), who bought him, I 

 believe, on what he was told or saw of the race for 

 the Northampton Cup, above referred to. When he 

 became the property of his new owner, ]ike most 

 horses that fall into the hands of sanguine people 

 possessed of not much racing knowledge, it was soon 

 discovered that the horse had improved 21 lb., and 



