Leger,  but  had  merely  a  rough  gallop  with  Warlock
and  Forbidden  Fruit,  ridden  by  their  boys,  who  were
not  weighed  beforehand.  The  stable  saved  stakes
with  Blink  Bonny  ;  but  though  John  Peart,  who  was
at  Newmarket,  had  orders  to  lay  the  odds  to  a  hun-
dred, he  did  not,  and  the  telegram  announcing  the
One  Thousand  success,  bore  the  welcome  postcript,
"  None  of  the  money  hedged"

The  eccentricities  of  horses  are  endless.   Horse  Eccen-
It  was  necessary  to  tie  up   Lucetta  by  a       trickles,
piece  of  twine,  or  she  would  have  turned  nervous  and
broken  everything.     Pickpocket  would  never  let  his
jockey  mount,  except  he  had  a  coat  over  his  wlrte


236  Scott  and  Sebright.
