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Toucques by a length. Saccharometer came in 

 third, two lengths away. 



The prize was worth ;^52405 in addition to 

 a Cup given by the Emperor Napoleon. After 

 the race I was presented to the Emperor and 

 Empress. We drank Mr. Savile*s health out of 

 the tankard. I must add that Lord St. Vincent 

 had his revenge in the St. Leger, which Lord 

 Clifden won, The Ranger being unplaced. 



It was at Findon that I first met George 

 Fordham, then at the beginning of his brilliant 

 career as a jockey. A native of Cambridge, he 

 was apprenticed, when ten years old, to Richard 

 Drewitt, who trained at Lewes. As a boy he 

 could ride at about 4 st. 7 lbs., and very quickly 

 made his mark. We often saw him at Findon, 

 for he used to come over from Lewes to ride 

 in trials, particularly for Mr. Lambert, who was 

 one of his earliest admirers. Mr. Ned Smith 

 (" Mr. Mellish ") too was another owner who 

 liked to secure his services. 



In later years George and I became close 

 friends, and I may relate here an amusing 

 " adventure ** we had one day at Littlehampton, 

 on the coast a few miles west of Worthing. A 

 race meeting was held on the sands there, and 

 Fordham took a little hunting mare of his named 

 Levity to run in one of the events for ponies. 

 Mr. Mannington, the Brighton " vet," a great 

 friend of Fordham's, was one of our party. 



