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able chance of winning whatever might be result of the race. 
In the month of May they examined that book, and found that 
if Canadian won, they would pocket £14,000 or £15,000. They 
thought that this was, perhaps, adventuring too far, and they 
hedged some of their bets, and so balanced their books, that if 
Canadian was successful, they would win £8000 or £9000, and 
if he lost, still they would win a considerable sum. This is the 
object of the greater part of betting men, that whatever occurs 
they shall be safe, and have money in their pocket. There is 
nothing unfair or dishonourable in this. 
Mr. Greville having entered thus far into the affair, thought 
that it would be desirable for him to become the purchaser of 
Canadian, in order that he might have him trained under his 
own management, and he gave the Duke. of Grafton £2000 for 
him, with the stipulation that £1000 more should be added to 
this if Canadian won the Derby. Mr. Greville had a right to 
purchase the horse if he pleased ; but he must purchase him 
with his liabilities. He did so, to the extent of about £7200, for 
which he was entered in different stakes, and he had a right to 
increase his liabilities, the horse being his own property, and 
to hedge him or back him to what extent he pleased. 
Every thing went on well until the 21st of May— the Derby 
being the 25th — when Canadian, who had been sent to Littleton 
to be trained by Dilly, was found to be lame. Mr. Greville had 
had been down to Littleton on the Sunday before the race was 
to take place, and every thing was going on well ; but on the 
following day Canadian was lame in the near hind leg. Dilly 
sent off his brother immediately to London, to which Mr. Gre- 
ville had returned, and he requested Mr. Field to go down and 
see what was the matter, telling him, that if it would not hurt 
the horse, he was to order him to be brought up to Epsom, in 
order that Mr. Greville might see him himself. 
Mr. Field went accordingly, and found that there was inflam- 
mation of the left hock. There was a little more heat in it than 
in the other hock. He had the shoe taken off, and made the 
most careful examination of the animal, and found that when the 
horse was turned, he had more lameness than when he walked 
straight. In his opinion he was not fit to run a race ; but he 
thought that he might be removed to Epsom in a train without 
any injury. In the mean time he ordered cold evaporating lotions 
to be applied to the hock. 
On the following day he saw the horse at Epsom. The lame- 
ness appeared to be about the same as before. He had told Mr. 
Greville that in about a fortnight or three weeks he might get 
