288 TRAINERS WITHOUT TRAINING. 



in 1839, with the small number of two platers, and 

 won his maiden race with Malton, at Gorhambury. 

 From this date to 1846 he does not seem to have 

 increased his stud materially, nor to have run for 

 anything be} T ond selling and other small races. Twin, 

 after running seven times, was fortunate in winning 

 a stake of the value of £24 ; and Trojan, on his 

 victory, enhanced the contents of his exchequer by 

 another £25. Subsequently, he seems to have in- 

 creased his stud to about a score, still of the same 

 plating character; though in Giselle he aspired to 

 high honours, by running her for the Cesarewitch, and 

 spoilt her chance for future events by being second. 

 Still the performance was creditable. 



Travelling long distances, and running for stakes 

 so wretched as those he occasionally won, could not 

 by any arithmetical conjuring be made to pay. I am 

 told that after an unsuccessful day, he and his horses 

 would vanish from the course without the usual cere- 

 monies at parting, to turn up at the next country 

 meeting, wherever that might happen to be. I confess 

 that the whole business is as inexplicable to me as 

 that of the mystical dealer in brooms, who, professing 

 to take the least profit possible on the wares he dis- 

 posed of, found himself yet undersold by a rival. 

 Anxious to get to the bottom of the matter, he sought 

 his opponent out and asked him how it was. 



' I cannot do it for the money,' he said, 'and I steal 

 the stuff.' But was completely satisfied with the 



