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He thought very little of riding to and from Pig- 

 burn each day of the York August, when he was 

 between sixty and seventy ; and ten years after that, 

 he would walk the twenty-eight miles, from New- 

 market to Bury and back, simply to ^\v^ his legs a 

 stretch. A man of such physical endurance was in- 

 valuable to the London insurers of tickets in the 

 Irish Lottery ; and it used to be said that his ab- 

 sence from Newmarket at intervals during the winter 

 months, might be accounted for by the fact of his 

 being sent to Liverpool, and riding with relays ot 

 horses from there to London, the moment he had 

 ascertained at the pier the number of the tickets which 

 had been drawn a prize. 



Sam Arnull, who died in the February sam and Bill 

 of 1800, some years before his elder and ArnuU. 

 equally lucky brother John, is only remembered as a 

 quiet still man, who won a great deal for the Prince 

 of Wales and Lord Foley, and loved a smart groom 

 and hunters. He was uncle to Bill Arnull who rode 

 for Lord George Cavendish and the Marquis of Exeter, 

 and who died when trainer to Lord Lichfield, the very 

 year before Elis won the St. Leger. Bill was always 

 considered a very fair finisher, but a bad judge of 

 pace. Wasting was also a sore burden to him ; but 

 in a moment of enthusiasm it is said that he per- 

 formed the unrivalled feat of knocking off /lbs. in one 

 day, which he accomplished in two walks to Kennett ; 

 Robinson, who had "walked" with him in the morn- 

 ing, going by his side in his plain dress, to encourage 

 him on in the afternoon. There was no comparison 

 between them in riding, and it was never more strik- 

 ingly proved than in the match of Priam and Augus- 

 tus. In the spring Priam had received slbs., and 

 only won a head at a mile ; whereas in October Lord 

 Chesterfield, without consulting his confederate, not 

 only gave i61bs. in a lOOO a-side p.p. match across 

 the fiat, but laid 3000 bye as well. Poor Will could 



