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The horse never ran, it is needless to say ; and with 



the rest of Mr. A 's horses was at once removed 



and placed under the charge of a better man. The 

 cause of his withdrawal from the Chester Cup was 

 explained, but discredited ; and attributed to the 

 dishonest motives of the owner and his friends, on 

 Avhose shoulders the blame rested, whilst the real 

 miscreants escaped with impunity. I may add, that 

 the few horses that Mr. Swindell had at the place 

 were removed at the same time ; and the trainer lost, 

 as he deserved to do, two good patrons. 



Coolness in all circumstances was one of Mr. 

 Swindell's marked characteristics. He was seldom 

 put out of temper under any disappointment. The 

 only time I remember his being moved in this way 

 was at the result of the Goodwood Stakes in Starters 

 year, in spite of his assurance ' Not a jot, not a jot,' 

 when to his surprise my horse won. He had backed 

 him, although he had the first favourite in Cecil, 

 which he had backed for a large stake too ; for his 

 Epsom trainer had told him that he was as sure to 

 win as Starter was to get beat. 



' In all his life,' he declared, speaking of the latter 

 horse, ' he had never seen such a poor brute ; and,' 

 he added, ' if he wins I'll eat him!' reminding one of 

 poor Feist, when he declared in print that he would 

 perform the same feat if Casse-Tete won the Grand 

 National at Liverpool. In both cases the horses did 

 win, and the words, not the animals, were eaten. In 



