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opinion. The intention of the proposed change, it should be 
added, had been to deceive one of the most harmless of old 
men, Mr. Isaac Sadler, who was incapable, I am sure, of doing 
an ungentlemanly thing, although his lordship could not be 
persuaded to think so. In the result, all kinds of rumours got 
afloat, which though quite unsubstantiated were nevertheless 
detrimental to the reputations of honest men. I remember 
a Glasgow merchant who, in twelve or fourteen years, em- 
ployed as many trainers and dismissed them all through 
caprice ; but it stands to reason that all of them could not be 
justly accused of neglect or excess of duty. And his treat- 
ment of jockeys was the samc; rarely one rode for him again 
after the first defeat, even though the Derby itself had been 
the latest victory. In no single case was a reason given for 
this unfair treatment. 
It may be thought that the ruin of many persons which 
followed as a necessary consequence in this instance was ex- 
ceptional ; yet if we were to search for them, analogous cases 
might, I suspect, be found, although sufficient has been 
put forward to show the changeability of owners. I may, 
however, mention a few of my own experiences during the 
last thirty years as a public trainer of racehorses. 
Asa matter of fact, I have never been told why many of 
my numerous employers removed their horses, except on one 
occasion ; and that was for recommending a gentleman to 
take a mare out of training—he having seen with his own eyes 
over and over again, both in public and private, that she was 
good for nothing as a racehorse. He would not be convinced 
and removed her with the rest of his horses, But he never 
won a race with her afterwards, although large sums of 
money were staked on her when lightly weighted and in bad 
company; but even so she failed to obtain a place. He 
