the field away with the exception
of Wisdom, whom he beat cleverly, and then he remained at
Dilly's, at Littleton, to be prepared for the St. Leger. Having
stood his work well, John Day brought over The Drummer and
Chapeau d'Espagne from Stockbridge to try him on Winchester
race-course. Both Mr. Greville and Lord George Bentinck had
reason to be satisfied with what Mango did in his gallop on that
morning, and the latter backed him very heavily for the
race--much more so, indeed, than his owner. Mr. Greville was
anxious to have put up John Day, but the Duke of Cleveland having
claimed him for Henriade, he was obliged to substitute his son
Sam, a very rising lad, with nerves of iron and the coolest of
heads. The race was a memorable one, inasmuch as William Scott,
who was on Epirus, the first favourite, fell into the ditch soon
after starting, and Prince Warden running over him and striking
him with his hind leg, he sustained a severe fracture of the
collar-bone. Henriade also came down about a distance from home
from a dog crossing the course. John Day, however, soon righted
him, but the _contretemps_ spoilt his chance. At the stand there
were but three in the struggle--The Doctor, Abraham Newland, and
Mango. The two former seemed to be making a match of it, and it
looked impossible for Mango to get up; but a slight opening
presenting itself, which was not visible to the spectators, Sam
Day, with a degree of resolution which justifies the attributes
we have before ascribed to him, sent his horse through with such
a terrific rush that his breeches were nearly torn off his boots,
and won by a neck.

'After the race Lord George, who was a very heavy winner, gave
Honest John L500 for his trial with the Drummer; the like sum to
Sam Day for having ridden him better than he was ridden in the
Derby, and an equivalent proportion to Montgomery Dilly for
preparing him better than Prince for the same race. Mango was
afterwards sent to Newmarket for the St. Leger, and "Craven," who
then edited the "Sporting Magazine," having asserted that Mr.
Greville had caused it to be reported that Mango was lame to get
him back in the markets for that race, he called on him to
apologise for the statement, which proving, by the volunteered
testimony of Lord George Bentinck, Colonel Anson, and Admiral
Rous, to be wholly without foundation, the writer in question
made Mr. Greville the fullest _amende honorable_. Mango only won
once again as a f