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again, Promised Land's easy win in the Good- 

 wood Cap that year, when he was ridden in the 

 right manner, goes to prove the truth of my 

 opinion, though, as you say. Sir Joseph Hawley 

 fancied Musjid after his trial with Gallus, and 

 Wells declared he had never ridden a better than 

 Musjid. He had never ridden Promised Land, 

 and you know Musjid did not do much after the 

 Derby?" 



"No doubt the best horse often does not 

 win unless he is ridden the best way," I remark. 



" Quite so. There was a case in point two 

 or three years ago at Doncaster. ' You had 

 better have a bit on my horse, I'm going to win 

 to-day,' one of the cleverest of our jockeys said 

 to me. ' Well, the horse hasn't done much yet — 

 has he ? ' I asked. ' No, he hasn't, for I have 

 never quite had my way about riding him, but 

 to-day I have leave to ride him as I think best, 

 and I am certain we shall beat them all,' the 

 jockey said ; and he did. There is no harm in 

 mentioning names — I am speaking of Jim 

 Goater and Eayon d'Or." 



"You wanted to get Cannon for Foxhall, 

 didn't you ? " I inquired. 



" Yes. I'd rather have him than any jockey 

 of the day," is the answer. 



"And who do you think the best jockey you 



