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together with the late John Osborne, had a share 

 in her. Pursuing his usual plan, Osborne started 

 to run her in public in good time. She first 

 faced the starter in the Hopeful Stakes at Don- 

 caster, where she was unplaced ; but on her next 

 appearance she won the Bishop Burton Stakes at 

 Beverley, Bobert Osborne being in the saddle. 

 She ran no fewer than sixteen times as a two- 

 year-old, winning ten races. Her most remark- 

 able performance was in the Portland Plate at 

 Doncaster, which she won from the four-year-old 

 Falcon at a difference onlyof 2lbs. in the weights."" 

 She started at the useful price of fifteen to one, 

 and altogether the stable had a very pleasant 

 race. The last time she ran as a two-year-old 

 she was beaten a head in the Nursery Stakes 

 (first class) over the Ditch Mile, by Shelah, to 

 whom she was giving 32lbs. She was carrying 

 8st. lOlb. the top weight in the handicap, a heavy 

 one indeed to carry over this tiring course, and 

 the performance was a very good one. 



At that time '* Johnny" used to go over in the 

 winter to Ashby de la Launde to break the year- 

 lings and handle the foals, &c., and on his return 

 in the March of 1856, he found that Manganese 

 had put out two curbs during his absence and 

 that her hocks had been well blistered. The 



* Manganese, 2 yrs., 5st, 101b Challoner 1. 



Falcon, 4 yr,^., 5st. 121b Fordham 2. 



Flyaway, 2 yrs., 5st. 51b Creswell 3. 



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