GREEN; YELLOW SLEEVES, BELT, AND CAP 



both cases reflected credit on him, for his opponent at 

 Kempton Park was none other than the mighty Jerry 

 M. and at Newbury he was beaten by Carsey, who 

 distinguished himself in more than one National. The 

 horse was sharpened up at the beginning of 1909 in the 

 Licensed Victuallers' Novices' Hurdle race at Kempton, 

 odd as it may seem that an eight-year-old who had a 

 longish string of races to his credit should have been 

 able to appear as a " novice." He soon returned to 

 fencing, however, won the Stewards' 'Chase at Gatwick, 

 was beaten three parts of a length at Derby by Judas, in 

 receipt of 16 lb., and won at Ludlow. In 19 10 we find 

 him again in a Novices' Hurdle Race, and for the second 

 time he won the Loughborough Handicap. In 191 1, 

 carrying within a pound of 12 St., he secured the Liver- 

 pool Trial 'Chase at Ludlow from Regent, lost. 91b., 

 the Liverpool winner Jenkinstown, 12 st. 3 lb., third, 

 and he won also the Park 'Chase at Hurst Park, which 

 could scarcely be regarded as a triumph as there was 

 only one other runner, King of the Scarlets, who fell, 

 leaving Sweet Cecil to complete the course at his ease. 

 In 1 91 2 he was only out twice, winning a race at New- 

 bury, and failing at Ludlow against Jacobus and Master 

 at Arms. Throughout his career Sweet Cecil ran 

 altogether in fifty- two races, and won twenty- two of 

 them. 



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