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 | | In 1855 Francis Villiers, younger brother of Lord Jersey, fled the country leaving ₤100,000 in racing debts; he was a Steward of the Jockey Club at the time. |
 | | Lord Derby constituted himself the conscience of the Jockey Club; he called for Adkins to be warned off. |
 | | When Rous emerged as 'Dictator' in the early 1860's, it was seen that his attitude to racing was at once high-mined and practical. |
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