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jointly won, I may mention that Lord Lonsdale had 

 allowed Mr. Robinson to send his mares to Jericho, 

 not only free of cost, but without charging- him 

 anything for their keep. And when Promised Land, 

 whose sire was Jericho, won the Goodwood Cup, my 

 partner gave me £150 for my share of the trophy, 

 and gracefully presented it to his lordship ; and it 

 was, I believe, added to the heirlooms at Lowther 

 Castle, and is now in the possession of the present 

 Earl. I record the event as reflecting credit on two 

 generous spirits. 



The next event was, of course, the St. Leger. 

 The horse did very well between Goodwood and 

 Doncaster, but he ran untried — a bad practice. I 

 had no bets either on or against him until he was 

 saddled on the morning of the race ; and then, solely 

 at the instigation of my brother John, I laid John 

 Ino-ram £700 to £400 on him, and we shared the bet 

 with Mr. Hayter in equal parts. But for this I 

 should probably have heard that I won more by his 

 losing than I should have done by his winning the 

 St. Leg-er. I could not account for his running; so 

 badly, being beat a long way. Indeed, he never 

 appeared to be able comfortably to keep his place. 

 Had he been tried, that would have been the cause of 

 it in many people's eyes ; but in my opinion he 

 wanted a little more work. I say this because he did 

 more on his return from Doncaster before Xew- 

 market, where he ran well ; for though beat by North 



