SALE OF 'CONDUCTOR.' 451 



so named because of his immense size, was a good 

 horse as a two-year-old ; but, like most of the Young 

 Trumpeters, was bad tempered. He ran as a three- 

 year-old in the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire un- 

 placed, with 5 st 10 lb. on him in each race, and won 

 a stake between the two races, carrying 8 st. 5 lb., 

 evidently showing that no boy could ride him. 



Conductor was a grand horse, and looked as good 

 again as he really was ; for he was but moderate. 

 I ran him only once in the Trial Stakes at Ascot, 

 winner to be sold for £1,000, which he won by a 

 length, beating Thunder, second, and seven others 

 beat a long way, and was claimed by Mr. Vyner. 

 After the race, Mr. Vyner said to me : 



' I lost £2,000 on Thunder by laying that sum to 

 £1,000 on him, and I consider I get it back by 

 claiming yours at £1,000, for he must be very cheap 

 at £3,000.' 



1 We do not think him very good,' I told him in 

 reply ; ' or we should not have run him in a race, 

 winners to be sold.' 



He was taken to Newmarket, and was found to be 

 a bad horse ; and though he ran many times after- 

 wards, he never Avon a race again. 



Young Trumpeter, I should say, was a well-bred 

 horse, being by Trumpeter out of Eugenie, by Surplice 

 out of Clementina, by Venison out of Cobweb, and a 

 good stallion. Unfortunately he died from inflam- 

 mation of the lungs, a young horse, and before he had 



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