SOME MORE NATIONALS, INCLUDING GLENSIDE'S 



Bahadur, who had rather a curious history. He had 

 been regarded as worthless, and early disappeared from 

 active service. His existence was forgotten when carry- 

 ing the colours of Lord Marcus Beresford he came out 

 for a ;^ioo flat race at Lewes. At this time Mr. George 

 Thursby was riding with extraordinary success, and in 

 this Rothschild Plate odds of 4 to i were laid on his 

 mount, a three-year-old son of Count Schomberg named 

 Blind Hookey, who afterwards had a long career as a 

 hurdler. Bahadur, contemptuously regarded, on off^er 

 at 50 to I, scored with some ease. Afterwards running 

 in the name of King Edward he was twice placed for the 

 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown. I do not think 

 there is anything special to be said about Thowl Pin. 

 Reverting once more to the Steeplechase Calendar the 

 summary of the race runs " Dutch Pennant, All Gold 

 IL, Blow Pipe, Thowl Pin, Another Delight, Bally- 

 hackle, Jacobus and Ilston fell, Fetlar's Pride refused, 

 Bloodstone and Diplomatist IL ran out. Regent broke 

 down." Ilston had acquired the habit of falling at 

 Liverpool, and seldom if ever failed to observe it. As 

 for Thowl Pin it will be perceived that he had by no 

 means redeemed his promise, never having won any- 

 thing since his first appearance. He tried again in the 

 Sefton, in which, however, he again fell, and though on 

 several occasions he came near to success the following 

 season, he never quite attained it. At Kempton — 

 though this to be strictly accurate was still in 19 14 — 



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