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riders, Mr Tommy Beasley, like Mr Pickernell and 

 Mr J. Anthomy, was thrice successful, twice in 

 succession — on Empress in 1880, and on Wood- 

 brook in 1880; the third time was on Frigate in 

 18S9, after that mare had had five failures. Of 

 the professionals, Arthur Nightingall and Ernest 

 Piggott so far are the only two to get on equal 

 terms with Tom Oliver. 



Of the amateurs and professionals to have ridden 

 two winners, it will be seen below that only Mr 

 J. M. Richardson, Mr E. P. Wilson and Mr Alex. 

 Goodman are of the former, and Johnny Page and 

 Percy Woodlands of the latter. The best average 

 is that of Mr Richardson's two consecutive wins. 

 Disturbance, 1873, and Reugny, 1874, out of four 

 mounts, if of course the " one ride one win " of 

 Captain Henry Coventry, Alcibiade, 1865, Mr 

 "Freddy" Hobson, Austerlitz, 1877, and Lord 

 Manners, Seaman, 1882, are not considered in this 

 statistical reckoning. The appended table gives 

 the winning and placing of the leading half-dozen 

 amateurs and professionals : 



