GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES. BELT, AND CAP 



here in April Leamington won him the Oakley Park 

 Handicap Steeplechase, another case of a canter and 

 twenty lengths. Unfortunately trouble supervened and 

 no more was seen of the horse for rather over twelve 

 months. 



In December 1905 he reappeared in the Mid- 

 land Handicap Steeplechase at Nottingham, and was 

 evidently believed to be himself again as 6 to i was 

 taken about him in a good field. Mr. Parr's Aunt 

 May, a more than useful mare, who had shown herself 

 good enough for a place in the Liverpool, was here 

 favourite. She was frequently ridden by Mr. H. S. 

 Persse, the present Stockbridge trainer, but at Notting- 

 ham Freemantle had the mount, and won after a close 

 finish with Theodocion. Leamington, ridden by 

 Mason, was the only one of the ten who fell. His 

 next attempt was for the ^1000 Great Cheshire 'Chase 

 at Hooton Park, a race with somewhat curious condi- 

 tions, a considerable allowance being made for animals 

 who were entered to be sold for £^0. Leamington did 

 not claim this allowance, as did the horses who occupied 

 the first three places, Mr. Washington Singer's Bellivor 

 Tor, Seisdon Prince and Flutterer. Bellivor Tor I may 

 pause to remark was an animal who had been constantly 

 beaten on the flat, indeed I do not think he had ever 

 won a race, until the idea of giving him a stimulant, 

 vulgarly called a " dope," was carried into effect ; for at 

 that time the practice was not forbidden. Bellivor Tor's 



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