i8o RECORDS OF OLD TIMES 



appearance over hurdles, being placed third to 

 Lucellum, the winner, and afterwards winning the 

 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot, and carrying everything 

 before him during that year. I always look on this 

 honest grand horse Lowlander as one of the great 

 racers of the century. I must leave those who interest 

 themselves in racing matters to find the winners in 

 these two days. 



I cannot refrain from mentioning one matter of 

 much personal consequence to myself. I will not 

 o-ive the name of the self-constituted manager and 

 treasurer, as he is gone to his last home, but it so 

 happened that he had opened an account with the 

 London and County Bank at Aylesbury. My busi- 

 ness manager collected the gate- and other moneys 

 with the stands, &c., and went, with two police- 

 men in attendance, in a dog-cart, carrying about 

 600/., after the races, and paid it into the aforesaid 

 account. The next morning, the manager of the 

 bank called on me, saying he had been privately 

 warned that this gentleman was a somewhat 

 doubtful character, and would strongly advise me 

 to have the second day's money paid into my 

 private account, as I banked with them. I had 

 already made myself responsible for nearly the 

 whole expenses of the meeting, viz., for the police, 

 advertising, printing, labour, compensation for the 

 land, with many other expenses that only racing 

 men know, and I had better make myself safe. I 

 took his advice, and the cash was deposited as 

 suggested. This was most fortunate, as my 



