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but was running in good company. On her first 

 appearance she was beaten a head by Voltigeur, 

 from whom she was in receipt of 32lbs., in the 

 Flying Dutchman's Handicap at York ; and her 

 tliird to Weathergage in the Goodwood Stakes, 

 and to Adine in the Great Ebor, in both of which 

 races there were some good horses behind her, 

 were meritorious performances. In 1853 she 

 won the Cumberland Plate, then a race of con- 

 siderable importance ; and the North Staffordshire 

 Handicap, in which race she carried the top 

 weight, 6st. 10/6. 



Her offspring were most of them good per- 

 formers, and had she produced Caller Ou alone 

 she would have taken a prominent place as a 

 brood mare. We first saw Caller Ou at Stockton, 

 where she was runninsf for one of the Biennials. 

 We were accompanied by a famous s^^ortsman, no 

 racing man, but a keen foxhunter, and a good 

 judge of a horse ; and we well remember our 

 attention being called by him to her strong back 

 and loins, muscular quarters, and fine sweeping- 

 action. She was not much fancied by her owner 

 for the Leger, and the only bet he had was a 

 level £10 that she beat Kettledrum in their 

 places, which he made whilst they were running. 

 Kettledrum was a very hot favourite, but a large 

 number of the Yorkshiremen divided their affec- 

 tions between Kildonan and Lady Kipon. Caller 

 Ou's chance was so little thought about, that the 

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