214 SOLDIER AND SPORTSMAN 



1877. Mr F. G. Hobson's chest. Austerlitz by Rataplan out 

 of Lufra, 5 yrs., 10 st. 8 lb. (Owner.) 



1878. Mr John Nightingall's brown Shifnal by Saccharo- 

 meter out of Countess Amy, 9 yrs., 10 st. 12 lb. 

 (J. Jones.) 



1901. Mr B. Blctsoe's brown Grudon (h.b.) by Old Buck out 



of Avis, II yrs., 10 st. (A. Nightingall.) 

 1906. Prince Hatzfcldt's chest Ascetic Silver by Ascetic 



out of Silver Lady, 9 yrs., 10 st. 9 lb. (Hon. A. 



Hastings.) 

 1913. Sir C. Asshcton Smith's bay Covert Coat by 



Hackler out of Cinnamon, 7 yrs., 11 st. 6 lb. (P. 



Woodlands.) 



It is worthy of note that not one of the above 

 when at the Stud produced a colt or filly that won 

 the Grand National. It also can be said of the 

 mares that so far they have yet to produce a hero 

 or heroine of great renown, much less a National 

 winner. 



Most of the oldest of living experts regard 

 The Colonel and The Lamb as the finest entries 

 of modern history. Both those horses, singularly 

 enough, ended their careers in Germany. How 

 true it may be I cannot say, but when the Colonel 

 left England after his Liverpool defeat in 1871 he 

 was used for Imperial Stud purposes; so was The 

 Lamb, the only grey to score in the Grand National. 

 However, the Stud return show of both was quite in 

 character with other famous National winners, as from 

 The Colonel we never heard of any great results, 

 while The Lamb had a fatal fall in a steeplechase 



