156 

 of Qiieensberry came up and said, " I don't 

 " know what it is that my man means. I thought 

 " your niaie had the advantage in tlie race." I 

 made answer, "It was as your Grace saw it." 



After this, I was told that Goodison wanted 

 Lord Derby to let him off the match ; but his 

 Lordship said he would not have those liberties 

 taken with him, but that he might, if he liked, 

 run as they had run before, for two hundred 

 guineas. 



Then came Fidget and Meteor's race, and a 

 long distance from the winning-post Meteor 

 chucked up his head against his rider, Mr. Piatt ; 

 and it v\ iiS quite play for Meteor, as he run clear 

 away from Fidget. As the horses were walking 

 back to the scale, James Barton, Esq. and Lord 

 Henry Fitzroy came up to me, and his Lordship 

 said, '•' Chifney, I give you joy at Meteor's beat- 

 *' ing Fidget ; for had Fidget beat Meteor, I 

 *^ believe you weald never have rode another 

 " horse at Newmarket." 



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