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fully described that it is unnecessary to say more 

 than that Daniel won easily enough, ridden by W. 

 Scott ; an unknown horse, Barbarian, was second ; 

 Hobble Noble third ; and Chief Baron Nicholson 

 fourth. This was, indeed, a sensational Derby, 

 especially as to the second horse, who, if he had 

 won, would have landed an unparalleled coup. 

 I don't know if he ever was heard of in the ring, 

 excepting at some hazardous chance of 50 or 100 

 to I. I heard that he arrived on the morning of the 

 race by rail, was taken out of the truck, and led on 

 to the course in all his dust and dt'shabillL^ after his 

 long journey from Ireland. He was saddled, his 

 jockey mounted, and was not even recognised, 

 except by his owner and friends, and started as an 

 unknown competitor, I saw him after the race, and 

 thought him a splendid colt. 



As I neglected winning my hundred pounds, I 

 must recount my extraordinary luck and judgment 

 afterwards in selecting a winner of this classic race. 

 At one of the meetings of the Aristocratic Steeple- 

 chases over my farm at Aylesbury, after the 

 Stewards' dinner, the conversation turned as to the 

 Derby. This was about the middle of March, and 

 I was asked who I thought would win that race. I 

 replied ' West Australian,' when one of the ' 'Varsity ' 

 men present offered me 50/. to 4/. — i2|to i against 

 him, which I at once accepted, when Captain 



K , who was present, said I was foolish, as he 



would lay me 60/. to 4/., 15 to i, which I booked, 

 thus closing my little book for the race. The horse 



