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when he ran third to Charity ; he was in the same 

 position the next year to Gaylad, and second in 

 1845 to Cure All, who, like the grey Peter, hailed 

 from the Fen country. The bay Peter's opening 

 victory was in 1849, the "first time of asking." 

 He ran in both Abd-el-Kader's successful years, 

 and again was beaten in 1852 (Miss Mowbray's 

 year), before scoring a second time in 1853, finally 

 breaking down badly in the off fore leg the next 

 year, when Bourton was successful. The bay 

 Peter therefore ran in seven successive Liverpools, 

 just one more than the grey. 



To my way of thinking a grey in a steeplechase 

 always attracts great public interest, and the nearest 

 I can recall to The Lamb's dual victory in the 

 history of the Liverpool, apart from the already 

 referred to Peter Simple, is Fosco, who in 1863 

 was fourth to Emblem, Sultana in a like position 

 to Austerlitz in 1877, Downpatrick third to Empress 

 in 1880 and again fourth in 1883 to Zoedone, and 

 lastly the French horse Trianon III, who in 1914 

 was second to Sunloch. 



And now for some brief remarks about the 

 amateurs and professionals who have gained much 

 distinction in the National. 



For many years the famous Tom Oliver's three 

 wins out of nineteen, the largest number of rides of 

 either amatuer or professional in the chase, was the 



