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Lord Abinger. — I must say, I think the question is a perfectly 
legitimate one. 
The Solicitor- General. — Then your lordship will have the 
goodness to take a note that I object to the question. 
Mr. Thesiger (to Lord John Fitzroy). — Is it consistent with 
the principles of honour for a person to bet largely against his 
own horse and then withdraw him ? 
Lord John Fitzroy. — No man who acted according to the prin- 
ciples of honour would be guilty of a thing of the kind. I think 
that no man guilty of such an act would be tolerated in society. 
Lord Abinger. — Would he be tolerated in the Jockey Club? 
(a laugh). 
Colonel Peel. — I made a bet with Lord Charles Fitzroy against 
the Duke of Grafton’s two horses, one of which was Canadian. I 
understood that I betted £10,000 to £300 against Canadian, but 
Lord Charles Fitzroy thought that I had betted him £10,000 to 
£100 against the horse. There was a difference of opinion about 
the time when the bet was made. I thought it was made previ- 
ous to the nomination for the Derby, and Lord Charles thought 
it was made at the Goodwood of last year. I was afterwards 
joined in the bet by Mr. Greville. I wish to explain the matter. 
During the Ascot of last year there were three £10,000 books 
opened, one by myself, one by Lord Maidstone, and one by Mr. 
Greville, and I proposed to Mr. Greville that he and myself 
should unite our books, which he acceded to. I had previously 
made the bet, as I considered, of 10,000 to £300 with Lord John 
Fitzroy against the Duke of Grafton’s two horses, which I brought 
into the joint-book. We afterwards proceeded to lay odds in 
every *case. The principle was to bet against every horse entered 
for the Derby till it amounted to more than £10,000. 
Mr. Thesiger. — How many horses were entered for the last 
Derby ? 
Colonel Peel. — 180. The question respecting my bet with Lord 
Charles Fitzroy was referred to the Jockey Club, and they decided 
that the bets should be struck out on both sides. This was done. 
I had another bet in the joint-book ; I bet £500 on my own horse, 
Chatham, against Canadian. The decision of the Jockey Club 
on the bet with Lord Charles Fitzroy was given on Wednesday 
the 27th of April. If Canadian had run for the Derby, and won, 
myself and Mr. Greville would have won about £14,000. Mr. 
Greville and I proposed to bet £5000 against Canadian, which 
would have reduced our winnings (if the horse had won) to £9000. 
I thought Canadian was a very good horse. I did not know that 
Mr. Greville had purchased Canadian ; but the bets were made 
