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year, for which he started third favourite at 

 7 to 1, was a great disappointment to Lord 

 Eglinton. At Goodwood next year Van 

 Tromp set matters straight by defeating 

 Chanticleer for the Cup, but in his return 

 match with the gallant grey for the Don- 

 caster Cup he stripped with a carcase like a 

 Durham ox, and quite failed to do himself 

 justice. He only appeared in public once 

 more, to meet the Scotch grey for the de- 

 ciding game at Ascot, which he won, after 

 making steady running throughout. 



"To dilate on the deeds of the Flying 

 Dutchman and upon his tilts with Voltigeur 

 would be a thrice-told tale. Suffice it to say 

 that he swelled his lordship's winnings in 

 1849 to a net value of ^19,500, and that both 

 his trainer and jockey were given to under- 

 stand that the stud would be sold if he lost 

 the Derby that year, and that they received 

 ,£1,000 each for the double event (Derby 

 and St. Leger). Spigot Lodge never had 

 reason to rejoice over a Chester Cup, and 

 their best handicap win was the Great Met- 

 ropolitan at Epsom in 1848, when Glen 

 Saddel only beat old Inheritress by a head 

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