GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES, BELT, AND CAP 



chasers than any mare in the Stud Book ; Leinster, own 

 brother to Hidden Mystery, whom Sir Charles Nugent, 

 his trainer, proclaimed to be at least as good as any 

 jumper ever known, and Sprinkle Me, winner of two 

 Grand Military Gold Cups. Mr. Bibby's pair were 

 Wickham, ridden by Mason, and Sweet Cecil with 

 Captain Collis in the saddle, the former being backed at 

 half the odds laid against the latter, lo to i and 20 to i 

 respectively. Neither, however, had anything to do 

 with the finish. Moonstruck being followed home by a 

 five-year-old called First Champion, one of the outsiders 

 of the party. Sweet Cecil was a useful bearer of the 

 colours about whom I shall have more to say in the 

 next chapter. Dealing here only with the Manchester 

 race it may be remarked that he ran again the following 

 season, and was, moreover, very much expected, with 

 his accustomed jockey. Mason, in the saddle. 



Mr. George Edwardes produced the favourite this 

 year, a six-year-old named Viz, ridden by Newey, who 

 was in great form at this period ; after him came Sweet 

 Cecil and another six-year-old named The Duff^rey, both 

 backed at 7 to i. The Duff^rey was decidedly well in 

 with only 9 st. 131b., in receipt of 20 lb. from Sweet 

 Cecil, it may be observed, and his light weight got 

 him home by fifteen lengths, Sweet Cecil, carrying more 

 than any of those who finished in front of him, sixth. 

 Next year The Duffrey was moved up in the handicap 

 to 1 1 St. 7 lb., a big increase ; but it was not too much 



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