The morning call., 1890-11-16

course the horses were being saddled for
the race. and Lord Vivian called me aside
and asked me to put e200 upon his mare for
him. then pointed to the race-card and
said: II am Mr.. Jones, and you had better
have ESQ on mine to cover your money. He
did so, getting 5 to / against mine, which
caused him TO win ESQ on the race instead Of
losing e200. Napoleon called the English a
nation OF traderS-might have said of bet
tors, as they bet on everything. A witness
In court OF justice being asked his business
replied, Il back my opinions" Each event
in life is wager. whether he gains or loses.
A QUESTION OF AGE.
In another selling race at Warwick, 1
came in first with an animal called "Soiled
Dove" which l had claimed from General
Blank, who had run her several times as a
twc-year-old. An objection was made to
her age, and it was proven that General
Blank had brought her from Italy and run
her as o-year-old knowing she was a
three-year-old. So he was ruled off the
course and lost his commission, while L
lost my money. Same thing occurred when
Umpire won the Goodwood Nursery by six
lengths. This performance and the size of
his legs caused him to be objected to as be-
ing more than two-year-old. The stew
ards appointed two veterinaries who certi-
fed to his being a two-year-old. The next
year, before he ran for the Derby, he was
again objected to. when tue steward ordered
the objtctor, as the matter had once been
decided, to make written apology or he
would be expelled from the course.
Before my horses started from Kentucky
they were at Henry Clay's old residence.
Ashland. then in possession OF his son
John, who. with Johu G. Breckenridge,
Keene, richards and the Mayor of Lexing-
ton. had certified to their ages, so l had no
apprehension. AT Stockton, in two-year-
old race, Umpire was again objected to as
having erroneous weight. The former Lord
Zetland, who was the steward, decided in
favor OF Umpire and against his OWN horse.
The next day Umpire ran again, and, the
regular starter being absent, the ring con-
nived to have straw starter, who would
leave Umpire behind This he did. Umpire
being left behind fifty yards in a mile race.
The public Kissed at the start, which pre-
tended not to notice, but turned my back
upon the course aid talked to some of my
acquaintance until l heard some one say:
''He will win yet," which he did by many
lengths. as he could not be beaten us a two
year-old.
went where Mary Queen of Scots was
immured before she was beheaded, and also
was asked, from the prestige of my horses,
to where Queen Elizabeth passed a portion
of her girlhood. About fifty people being at
the house, we were invited to attend Pc
culiar amusement after breakfast, where
we found an individual ACQUIRED in gar
ments to make him resemble "a huge animal
We also saw an enormous bloodhound muZ-
zled and held by two keepers. The man
aceoutred as an animal had 100 yards the
start when the bloodhound rushed after him
and went for his throat, but being unable
TO open his jaws beat him down by his su-
perior strength, and they rolled over in
cloud of dust, until the bloodhound was
taken eff by the keepers. The scene was re-
newed until we were tired Of the entertain
ment, and went to shoot, getting 5000 ground
game for the poor in the vicinity.
RICHARD TEN BRoECK.