426 'PROMISED LAND' AND < DULCIBELLA.' 



had just won the Northamptonshire Stakes, and 

 Sell ism soon after won the Longleat Stakes at Salis- 

 bury by five lengths, and Nimrod the Biennial at 

 York, it will be seen that, at the time, all the three 

 trial horses were in good form. As to the Two 

 Thousand itself, as is well known, Promised Land 

 won it in a canter; although the horses he met were 

 a very moderate lot, Cynricus being second. I may 

 mention here, as it is perhaps not generally known, 

 that the largest winner on the event was Sir Robert 

 Peel ; and it was said, at the time, that he very gener- 

 ously rewarded the man who held his horse for him 

 for a few minutes, whilst he went in to see the winner, 

 with a five-pound note. 



It was at this meeting that Sir Joseph Hawley, 

 being anxious to match Musjid against Promised 

 Paul, proposed a match a mile and a half for £5,000 

 a side, all the money. To this I would not agree ; 

 but I said I would run him for £2,000 a side, £500 

 forfeit, the two middle miles in the October Meeting, 

 and on these terms the match was made. Just before 

 the time arrived for running, Sir Joseph came to me 

 and wished to compromise the matter and have the 

 match declared ' off.' But I said: 



' jSTo, sir; my horse is very well, and I mean to run 

 or receive the forfeit.' 



On which he paid me. I may add that this is the 

 only match I ever made ; it being always my opinion 

 that match-making is a mistake, and that it is very 



